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48 M'sians on Forbes philanthropists list 29 Jun 2011 Malaysian Reserve Corporate Malaysia N/A Daily (EM) 10,500 / 31,500
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48 M sians on Forbes philanthropists list versified into a variety of sec
The programme is partly funded by profits from a bou tique hotel in George Town
founder Koon Yew Yin and re
tors that include retail travel telecommunications watches
Penang that they converted from a cluster of pre war shop
nowned architect Hijjas Kas turi were among 48 people
luxury products wellness training technology and cor
houses The restoration helped
named Heroes of Philanthro
porate investments In February another Malay
serves as a studio for artists
sian on the Forbes Asia list Ber
Corp
jaya Corp Bhd founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan pledged to donate
US 300 000 RM915 000 a year
at least half of his wealth to
funds scholarships for needy
charity
students and has given to 80
MALAYSIANS Datuk Vijay Eswaran of the QI Group of Companies Berjaya Group s Tan Sri Vincent Tan IJM Corp
merce based conglomerate with businesses that have di
py by Forbes Asia The list is compiled annu ally by Forbes with the aim of calling attention to notable people and causes throughout the region
Vijay the executive chair
This follows his decision to
man and co founder of the Ql
revive a derelict area and
Koon 78 co founder of IJM
donates
to various causes
roughly He also
students at Tunku Abdul Rah
Group of Companies was se
join The Giving Pledge initi ated by Bill Gates his wife
man University He had previously said that
lected for his extensive contri
Melinda and Warren Buffett
he learned the value of educa
bution amounting to millions
Renowned architect Hijjas Kasturi 74 and Angela Hijjas 61 have sponsored and hosted
tion in escaping poverty after growing up in a family of 12 The Malaysians were listed
of dollars to various causes
around the globe including public health initiatives educa tion and cultural programmes He operates his company based on the philosophy of RYTHM an acronym for Raise Yourself to Help Mankind which
he propagates among the em ployees of his global business empire His QI Group is an e com
more than 100 artists writers
among other well known
and performers since starting a residency programme in 1994 at their traditional Malay home in a tropical garden outside Kuala Lumpur
Asians such as actors Jackie
Chan from Hong Kong and Vivek Oberoi from India as
well as Japanese architect Tadao Ando
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