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Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) is a Singaporean brewery company. Founded in 1931 as a joint venture between Heineken International and Fraser and Neave , it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in 1989 and given its present name after merging with Heineken Asia Pacific in 2013.
Archipelago opened a brewery in Singapore in November 1933, where it produced Anchor Beer. [1] During World War II, the British deemed the brewery to be enemy territory due to its German ties and seized it in 1941. It was then bought by Malayan Breweries Ltd, which in 1990 was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries.
Chia Teck Leng (谢德龙 Xìe Délóng; born 11 October 1959) is a convicted white-collar criminal from Singapore, who was known for his four-year commercial fraud which involved the swindling of $117 million from four foreign major banks to feed his gambling addiction during his time as a financial manager at Asia Pacific Breweries (APB ...
Immediately following the liberation of Singapore in September 1945 by the Allied forces, operations at Malayan Breweries recommenced. [11] In 1990, it was renamed Asia Pacific Breweries (APB). [12] [13] In 2013, APB merged with Heineken Asia Pacific and was renamed Heineken Asia Pacific to reflect its role as Heineken's regional hub.
330ml bottle of Tiger Beer Advert for Tiger Beer in a Singapore Amateur Football Association's handbook in 1952. Tiger Beer is a Singaporean brand of beer first launched in 1932. It is currently produced by Heineken Asia Pacific, formerly known as Asia Pacific Breweries.
Teo Cheng Kiat (张振杰 Zhāng Zhènjíe; born 1953) is a Singaporean who was known for embezzling $35 million from Singapore Airlines (SIA) while he was still employed there, and the embezzlement lasted for 13 years between 1987 and 2000 before the detection of his criminal deeds and subsequent capture. Teo was charged with 26 charges of ...
The first such initiative in Singapore, the programme was launched in December 2007 and spearheaded by Asia Pacific Breweries (APBS), an Asian Brewery listed on the Singapore Exchange. [1] A recurring message of the campaign is that consuming 5 or more units of alcohol at a single sitting constitutes binge drinking. [2]
Chua was born on 28 January 1926 in the Straits Settlements (present-day Chinatown, Singapore). His father was a stevedore subcontractor who worked for the Singapore Harbour Board . In 1943, following his father's death, Chua became an odd job worker to support his mother and three siblings.