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The New 7th Storey Hotel was established in 1953. The founder of the hotel, Wee Thiam Siew, [1] spotted the potential for a hotel business on its current site in the early 1950s. Wee also owned the Ban Leong Group. At that time, there was an influx of immigrants and European businessmen.
1971. 29 December 1971: In a case known as the Gold Bars Triple Murders, 55-year-old businessman Ngo Cheng Poh and his two employees, 57-year-old Ang Boon Chai and 51-year-old Leong Chin Woo, were murdered by a group of ten men. The group had also robbed the three men of 120 gold bars worth S$500,000.
Hin Leong. Hin Leong Trading is a commodity trading corporation registered and headquartered in Singapore that was founded in 1963 by Lim Oon Kuin. One of Singapore's largest independent oil traders, Hin Leong filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2020. [ 1]
Lee Hsien Loong. Lee Hsien Loong[ a] PPA (E) SPMJ DK (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been a Senior Minister of Singapore since 2024, having previously served as the third Prime Minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Teck Ghee division of ...
This is a list of banks with operations in Singapore. Location of incorporation is provided in brackets for foreign banks. There are, at present over 150 banks and deposit-taking institutions, and 45 banks with representative offices in Singapore. (EFA=Exempt Financial Adviser; ACU=Asian Currency Unit; SGS=Singapore Government Securities Market)
Yeap Chor Ee. Yeap Chor Ee. Occupation (s) Trader, banker, philanthropist. Yeap Chor Ee (葉祖意) was a businessman and philanthropist. He was born in the village of Nan'an, Fujian, China, in 1867. He came to Penang at the age of 17 in the 1880s virtually penniless, and found work as a barber. He rose to become the richest men in Penang. [1]
Singapore: SG1CI3000002: 6 October 2008 Ban Leong Technologies Limited: Singapore: SG1R62925800: 23 June 2005 ... Hong Leong Asia Ltd: Singapore: SG1F76860344: 6 ...
The sale of chewing gum in Singapore has been illegal since 1992. Some motivations for the ban included stopping the placement of used chewing gum in inappropriate and costly places, such as the sensors of subway doors, inside lock cylinders, and on elevator buttons. Since 2004, an exception has existed for therapeutic, dental, and nicotine ...