Best friends: A reunion of former employees in Sydney on March 24,2012 at the home of Khoo Teng Guan and Muriel Speeden with guests (standing from left) John Santiago, SF Yong, Michael Aeria and Teng Guan and (seated from left) Tan Thean Peng, John Chong, Muriel, Geh Guat Beng and Ooi Kim Kee. All of them worked with The Star previously.
BACK in the days when The Star had its office in Jalan Travers, Kuala Lumpur, one of our bosses used to say: The first language here is Hokkien, second is Tamil and English is a poor third.
If you had dropped by the office then, you may be surprised to see N. Dorairaj from the sports desk and the Circulation Department’s SP Ramasamy (Samy) conversing in Hokkien with their colleagues.
Lim s family to preserve his legacy and values thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): LBS Bina Group Bhd today announced that Datuk Seri Lim Bock Seng will retire as the company s non-independent non-executive chairman, with the group appointing Tan Sri Lim Hock San to succeed him as the executive chairman.
LBS Bina also announced that its board of directors had unanimously elected Datuk Lim Hock Guan as the new managing director (MD), effective today (March 1). Lim Bock Seng has served as the chairman of LBS Bina since Dec 6, 2001. He has been involved with the company for over 40 years prior to this where the business initially revolved around transportation activities, primarily supplying and transporting building materials like sand and aggregates for construction and infrastructure works before venturing into the construction sector itself, LBS Bina said in a statement.
Lim Hock San appointed executive chairman of LBS Bina Group thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.