Sakae Sushi is a chain of sushi restaurants that belongs to Singapore listed Sakae Holdings Limited. The business was started during the Asian Financial crisis of 1997 by Singapore entrepreneur, Douglas Foo. The Sakae Sushi brand has expanded from Singapore to Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Japan and Chile. 

Sakae Sushi’s affordable and wide range of sushi offerings were first made available to the Singapore public when it opened in OUB Centre in 1997. The company  opened its first outlet in Malaysia at The Curve, Petaling Jaya in 2005. There are currently 11 outlets in Malaysia (www.sakaesushi.com.my) The global...

TE Asia Healthcare Partners, backed by US based TPG Capital, bought a significant stake in Beacon Hospital Malaysia in December 2020. Typical of the big funds, no details of how much they paid  and what percentage  they invested in Beacon Hospital were revealed.  

TPG Capital is a global investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, California and Fort Worth Texas, USA. It manages US$96 billion in assets around the world. 

Beacon Hospital is a medium-sized cancer specialist hospital located in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It has 100 beds and more than 80 medical specialists. It recently received re-accreditation as an European Society...

Bursa Malaysia listed Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad is the largest aluminium producer in Southeast Asia. Press Metal’s core business is the manufacturing and trading of both upstream and downstream aluminium products.  

The company is managed and controlled by the Koon brothers. Five Koon brothers are on the board of Press Metal which has 10 members, the balance of whom are independent directors. Koon Poh Ming is Executive Vice-Chairman, Tan Sri Dato' Paul Koon Poh Keong is Group CEO, and Dato’ Koon Poh Tat, Koon Poh Weng and Koon Poh Kong are Executive Directors. Tan Sri Paul Koon has been the Group CEO of Press Metal Berhad...

IHH Healthcare Berhad is one of the world’s largest healthcare networks, with 80 hospitals in 10 countries. Through its 100% owned subsidiary PARKWAY PANTAI, it operates a network of 59 hospitals in Asia  including Malaysia, Singapore, India, Greater China, Sri Lanka and Brunei. Parkway Pantai is one of Asia’s largest integrated private healthcare groups. 

In Malaysia IHH Group operates 16 hospitals comprising 11 Pantai Hospitals, four Gleneagles Hospitals and Prince Court Medical Center. IHH acquired 100% of Prince Court in September 2020. It has in total 2,908 licensed beds.  

(IMU) The International Medical University is IHH’s...

Dr Chia Song Kun (Dr SK Chia), 70, has come a long way from the days of collecting seashells with his siblings to supply to local feed millers. The Chia family lived in a fishing village in Kuala Selangor and seashells were plentiful. Collecting them was an arduous and back breaking task and transporting them to the feedmillers were no less a struggle but the family needed the extra income as there were many mouths to feed. Such shared experiences of growing up together in hardship have cemented the close bonds between the siblings.

Today, all the top management of listed QL Resources Berhad are members of the immediate Chia family and...

All it took was one trip to Hungary for Jaymond Tan and Rollney®️ Malaysia was brought to life. After falling in love at first bite with the delectable Hungarian chimney cake, officially known as Kürtőskalács / Kurtos Kalacs, Jaymond Tan set his sights on learning the traditional baking process and culture behind the dessert in hopes of marrying it with Malaysians’ diverse love for food. Extending his trip for another three months, Jaymond convinced the stall owner of where he had his first Kurtos Kalacs to share and teach him the recipe. 

At the age of 19 in 2019, he became the founder of Rollney®️, opening its very first...

Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) born Red Hong Yi was asked by TIME magazine to create a cover with a theme “Climate is Everything” for its 26 April 2021 issue. Red Hong Yi assembled a team of 6 people to help her with the project. An outline of the world map was drawn on a huge art board (7.5’ x 10’) and tiny holes were drilled onto the board to be able to fit in 50,000 green tipped match sticks which were to resemble trees. It took the team 2 weeks working 8 hours a day to complete the task. On the day of shooting, the matches were lit and the whole art work was burnt in 2 minutes. You can watch the video at The Story Behind TIME's 'Climate is...

Bonia Corporation Berhad, a premium leather goods manufacturer cum lifestyle goods international retailer, was founded in 1974 by Chiang Sang Sem (SS Chiang) who is the major shareholder of Bonia Corporation. The second generation Chiangs are now managing the operations of Bonia Group. Bonia Corporation was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now Bursa Malaysia) in 1994. 

Founder SS Chiang who resides in Singapore has maintained a relatively low profile over the years. His younger brothers ran the operations, especially Datuk Albert Chiang Heng Kieng, who was the Group Managing Director of Bonia Corporation until he stepped down...