Tuesday Report: The Towkays
星期二特写: 星洲头家
Dr. Lim Boon Keng was the first Chinese to be awarded the Queen’s Scholarship to study medicine in England. Beyond his medical practice, he was also an outstanding entrepreneur in cultivating rubber and banking. A social advocate, he launched a controversial queue-cutting campaign among the Chinese and pushed for girls’ education.林文庆获颁英女皇奖学金到英国学医,很快就成为名医。他培植橡胶致富、创立银行，但更热衷于社会改革，发起剪辫子运动、创办新加坡女子学校。
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In Singapore, with the mention of Tiger Balm, Haw Par Villa and Sin Chew Daily, many will be reminded of a legendary figure – Aw Boon Haw. With the use of a series of creative marketing campaigns, Aw transformed his family’s traditional Chinese medicine business into a renowned brand – Tiger Balm. Tiger Balm became the staple medication in every home since. He was also a media tycoon in Southeast Asia, setting up 24 English and Mandarin newspapers in the Nanyang region and China. The Chinese daily, Sin Chew Jit Poh, was set up in Singapore in 1929, and evolved to the Lianhe Zaobao we know today.
In Singapore, with the mention of Tiger Balm, Haw Par Villa and Sin Chew Daily, many will be reminded of a legendary figure – Aw Boon Haw. With the use of a series of creative marketing campaigns
In Singapore, with the mention of Tiger Balm, Haw Par Villa and Sin Chew Daily, many will be reminded of a legendary figure – Aw Boon Haw. With the use of a series of creative marketing campaigns
Aw Boon Haw started his business empire with his Tiger Balm products, and hence earned a nickname for himself as Tiger Balm King.
Aw Boon Haw started his business empire with his Tiger Balm products, and hence earned a nickname for himself as Tiger Balm King.
Tan Kah Kee was born in 1874 in Ji Mei, Fujian Province of China. He came to Singapore at the age of 16 and helped his father run a rice trading business. In order to help pay off his father’s debts, he started his own business. By the 1930s, he had successfully...
Tan Kah Kee was born in 1874 in Ji Mei, Fujian Province of China. He came to Singapore at the age of 16 and helped his father run a rice trading business. In order to help pay off his father’s debts, he started his own business. By the 1930s, he had successfully...
Tan Kah Kee remained influential even after the fall of his business empire. He led the Singapore Hokkien Kway Kuan and the Ee Hoe Hean Club, and headed anti-Japanese efforts amongst the Southeast Asian Chinese community in aid of China. In 1941, the British...
Tan Kah Kee remained influential even after the fall of his business empire. He led the Singapore Hokkien Kway Kuan and the Ee Hoe Hean Club, and headed anti-Japanese efforts amongst the Southeast Asian Chinese community in aid of China. In 1941, the British...
Lee Kong Chian was born in 1893 to a humble family in Meishan, Fujian Province of China. He came to Singapore at the age of 10 with his father and started his early education in Anglo Tamil School and Yang Zheng School, which helped laid the foundation for his...
Lee Kong Chian was born in 1893 to a humble family in Meishan, Fujian Province of China. He came to Singapore at the age of 10 with his father and started his early education in Anglo Tamil School and Yang Zheng School, which helped laid the foundation for his...
Lee Kong Chian contributed substantially to building schools in his hometown Meishan, as well as in Singapore, but he preferred to keep a low profile. Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan planned to name a school after him to honour him as a donor, but had to change it...
Lee Kong Chian contributed substantially to building schools in his hometown Meishan, as well as in Singapore, but he preferred to keep a low profile. Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan planned to name a school after him to honour him as a donor, but had to change it...