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KAPITANS IN QING MANDARIN ROBES: WHO IS THE MAN IN THE OLD PORTRAIT, AND HOW PERAK'S TIN TYCOONS LIKE CHUNG KENG QUEE GOT RANKS FROM THE EMPEROR OF CHINA
You have probably seen the old portrait of a Kapitan in Qing mandarin robes. We guessed he was one of Perak's tin Kapitans. We were wrong: he is Kapitan Yap Ah Loy of Kuala Lumpur. But Perak had mandarin Kapitans of its own. Chung Keng Quee, Foo Choo Choon and Leong Fee wore Qing ranks, many of them paid for with donations from a price list printed in the newspaper. Here is how to read the robe, and what the titles cost.
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You have probably seen the old portrait of a Kapitan in Qing mandarin robes. We guessed he was one of Perak's tin Kapitans. We were wrong: he is Kapitan Yap Ah Loy of Kuala Lumpur. But Perak had mandarin Kapitans of its own. Chung Keng Quee, Foo Choo Choon and Leong Fee wore Qing ranks, many of them paid for with donations from a price list printed in the newspaper. Here is how to read the robe, and what the titles cost.
DATO' SERI LAU PAK KHUAN: THE IPOH TIN MINER WHO STARTED AS A PUSHCART BOY, AND THE ROAD THAT CARRIES HIS NAME
You may have driven down his name this morning. Lau Pak Khuan started at the bottom of a Perak tin mine, pushing a cart of ore, and rose to own about 20 mines, lead Perak's biggest Chinese associations, survive a grenade attack and become the first Chinese made Dato' Seri by the Sultan of Perak. Today a road and a roundabout in Ipoh Garden carry his name, and our founder sat down for coffee with his son.
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You may have driven down his name this morning. Lau Pak Khuan started at the bottom of a Perak tin mine, pushing a cart of ore, and rose to own about 20 mines, lead Perak's biggest Chinese associations, survive a grenade attack and become the first Chinese made Dato' Seri by the Sultan of Perak. Today a road and a roundabout in Ipoh Garden carry his name, and our founder sat down for coffee with his son.
MAHATHIR-ERA MEGAPROJECTS: TWIN TOWERS, KLIA, PUTRAJAYA, AND WHY NONE CARRIES HIS NAME
A viral post imagined every Mahathir-era landmark renamed after him. In real life, not one of the big ones carries his name. The Twin Towers, KLIA, Putrajaya, Sepang, Proton and the North-South Expressway are all named after something else, and part of the story runs straight through Ipoh, at the Menora Tunnel.
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A viral post imagined every Mahathir-era landmark renamed after him. In real life, not one of the big ones carries his name. The Twin Towers, KLIA, Putrajaya, Sepang, Proton and the North-South Expressway are all named after something else, and part of the story runs straight through Ipoh, at the Menora Tunnel.
TAN CHIN NAM, MID VALLEY AND IPOH GARDEN: THE MAN BEHIND MALAYSIA'S MEGAMALL EMPIRE
Most Malaysians know Mid Valley Megamall. Very few can name the man who helped put it on the map. Tan Chin Nam (1926–2018) sold vegetables by the roadside in wartime, built a trading company, then a housing estate on about 200 acres in Ipoh called Ipoh Garden, the root of IGB. Here is the long climb, and the lessons inside it.
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Most Malaysians know Mid Valley Megamall. Very few can name the man who helped put it on the map. Tan Chin Nam (1926–2018) sold vegetables by the roadside in wartime, built a trading company, then a housing estate on about 200 acres in Ipoh called Ipoh Garden, the root of IGB. Here is the long climb, and the lessons inside it.
Ho Kai Cheong and Ho Yan Hor Ipoh: The Herbalist Whose Loudspeaker Van Built a Global Empire
Ho Kai Cheong founded Ho Yan Hor herbal tea in Ipoh in 1941 with about $4 and a stall at No. 1 Treacher Street. His loudspeaker van made the brand famous. His son took it worldwide. This is the story.
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Ho Kai Cheong founded Ho Yan Hor herbal tea in Ipoh in 1941 with about $4 and a stall at No. 1 Treacher Street. His loudspeaker van made the brand famous. His son took it worldwide. This is the story.