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In the 1950s, Boon Siew went into property development with his friends Say Bee and Poh Heng by building residential villas in Taman Saw Kit in Penang. His work is continued by his Boon Siew Group. Boon Siew arranged to meet with Mr. Soichiro Honda, the Honda Super Cub's creator, and quickly convinced him to set up a Honda subsidiary in Malaysia.
The company was founded by the late Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew in the 1960s, beginning as the Malaysian distributor for Honda Super Cub motorcycles and later cars. [2]The groups has a combined total asset exceeding RM3 billion, shareholders fund exceeding RM2.2 billion and Cash/Cash Equivalent exceeding RM1 billion as of 31 December 2001 (source: annual audited accounts).
The recipient of this award receives the title Tan Sri and his wife Puan Sri. This award was limited to 250 living recipients only at any time, excluding foreign citizens who receive it as an honorary award. The badge and the design of the star are similar to that of the Grand Commander but smaller.
At the end of 1963, a 12-hectare site at Vale of Tempe Road (Jalan Lembah Permai) in Tanjong Bungah was bought at 65 cents per square foot, with Mr (later Tan Sri) Loh Boon Siew, the director of the company that sold the land, sponsoring 15 cents per square foot. The Ministry of Rural Development of Malaysia contributed $500,000 for the ...
An institution of higher learning was suggested by Malaysian Chinese Association president Tan Siew Sin. Tan initially suggested the Chinese-language Merdeka University, which was rejected by the government. As a compromise, an English-medium college was proposed. In April 1968, Tan appointed a working team (chaired by Khaw Kai Boh) to make ...
Tan Sri Prof. Chin Fung Kee (Chinese: 陳宏基; pinyin: Chén Hóngjī; 1920–1990) was a respected and outstanding Malaysian civil engineer in engineering practice, as well as engineering research and education. He is known for his excellence in geotechnical, structural and hydraulic engineering.
16 February – Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew ("Mr Honda") — father of Malaysian motorcycles (born 1915) 18 March – Tun Ahmad Rafee — 2nd Sabah state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1965-1973) (born 1908) 16 June – Senu Abdul Rahman — Former USM Vice Chancellor and Malaysian ambassador to United Nations (born 1919)
Born to a renowned Malay family in Sibu with distant Hadhrami Arab ancestry, he was educated in a Malay school and later joined the Sarawak Civil Service as a Native Officer in 1934. He was awarded the title of "Datu" in June 1954, and a year later was promoted to Sarawak Administrative Service as an officer and he later retired from Sarawak ...