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In the early 1990s, Lim invested about US$10 million in a start-up palm-oil company, Wilmar. [15] In 2010, Lim cashed out at the peak of commodity prices and sold his Wilmar shares for US$1.5 billion. [16] Lim was known as the "Remisier King" (commission king) due to his success as a stockbroker in the 1980s. [17]
The youngest of four children, Lim's parents gave their eldest daughter to a farmer in Qinying for adoption before immigrating to Malaya and giving birth to Lim. He had one sister and two brothers. Lim visited his ancestral village of Qinying for the first time in November 2008, meeting his brother-in-law.
Lim Ban Lim (simplified Chinese: 林万霖; traditional Chinese: 林萬霖; pinyin: Lín Wànlín; c. 1940 – 24 November 1972) was a Singaporean gangster and outlaw who killed a police officer and stole at least $2.5 million before he was shot and killed at the age of 32. Lim became one of the country's most wanted fugitives after shooting ...
The Tiên Dong beach is a man-made beach featuring a large waterfall with the face of an emperor sculpted into it. The park is colorful, and you will find giant sculpted dragons painted in blue and orange pastels, soft red Buddha statues and lush green gardens, as well as all the normal theme park attractions; the park also has a zoo.
Diem later became President of South Vietnam (1955–63). Years earlier the same school had educated another boy, Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also the son of an official. In 1943 Cung adopted the name Ho Chi Minh. [21] At age 14, Giáp became a messenger for the Haiphong Power Company. He was expelled from the school after two years for taking part in ...
The Thean Hou Temple was constructed from 1981 and completed in 1987 at a cost of approximately RM7 million. [1] [2] The following are some of the Hainanese people that contributed to the success in the completion of the Thean Hou Temple: Robert Chow (Architect), Lim Meng Swee (Structural Engineer), Goh T.K (M&E Engineer), Loong Yoke Phin (President), Heng Fook Kum, Wing Hong How, Tan Koon ...
Datuk Lim Pay Hen [1] (born 1957) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from 2017 until 2020 and was elected again for a second term since June 2022 by the Johor State Legislative Assembly.
Lim's father Lim Jer Min (Chinese: 林日铭; pinyin: Lín Rìmíng) told the police that on the afternoon of 27 January 1989, Lim Lee Tin, who was the second of his three daughters, went outdoors from the family's Ang Mo Kio flat at around 3 pm, but she did not tell him where she was going. That was the last time Lim's father saw her alive.