Ananda Krishnan and Vincent Tan definitely. But Robert Kuok became richest man despite not being a crony of Dr. Mahathir. At one time, he lent his name (sent his trusted man, Oh Bak Kim) to MCA's Multi-Purpose Holdings Bhd when it lost its bearing, so that investors could regain confidence in the company. Such was his reputation as a shrewd and much respected businessman.
According to Li Xiang Lan, "Robert Kuok never asked for favours from any Prime Minister from the Tunku up to Tun Hussein Onn though he knew them very well. The Kuoks lived in Jalan Mohd Amin JB; and to this day, the house is still there. Robert Kuok would never listen to Mahathir, the only person in the whole wide world he would consult before embarking on a project was his mother. "
"... At one time he bought over the old site of the Great World (an amusement center near River Valley Singapore). He wanted to develop it and submitted plans to the Singapore Govt which imposed very high fees on his project. He abandoned the project, and moved all his Singapore operations to Hong Kong and China.
"... At one time he bought over the old site of the Great World (an amusement center near River Valley Singapore). He wanted to develop it and submitted plans to the Singapore Govt which imposed very high fees on his project. He abandoned the project, and moved all his Singapore operations to Hong Kong and China.
One year Deng Xiao Peng paid a visit to Singapore, and LKY invited Deng to an official dinner. Deng had one request to LKY to invite Robert Kuok to join. LKY did just that, and Robert Kuok flew in the same day to join the dinner.
Such is the man Robert Kuok who was respected by de facto Leader of The People's Republic of China.
Robert Kuok has lost confidence of the land of his birth, sold much of his holdings in Malaysia and found greener pastures in other countries like China, Indonesia. ..."
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