His mother: Epitome of gentleness

For those that know him well, they know that he has a picture of her in his office and in his bedroom. As a silver-haired octogenarian, he owed his success to his parents teachings with traditional Chinese values.

During the age-old Chinese thinking, man is to take care of outside affairs and woman, on domestic matters, his mother has left a more lasting memory to him. A gentle, pleasant and friendly lady, his mother did lots of heavy work without complaint despite her bound feet.

A humble, polite man and always respectful to others, he never forget his parents' earnest advice, "Do good to others and you'll be rewarded somehow".


With the traditional values ingrained in him, his parents has made him as a man who believed that the most valuable asset of a company is its people. In 2003, his success story was launched as part of Malaysia's success story too. His down-to-earth charisma, a gift bestowed by his parents, made him not only to rub shoulders with tycoons and high officials but also got along fine with the hawkers and manual workers.

Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad is sure that young Malaysians have a lot to learn from him.

He transformed Gunung Ulu Kali into Genting Highlands.

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a blog post in conjunction with Mother's Day

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