Malaysia's Pioneer Construction Tycoon Passes Away

19-Oct-17 08:35

Malaysia's Pioneer Construction Tycoon Passes Away

Yesterday morning, prominent businessman and philanthropist Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay passed away at the age of 88. Yeoh is the founder of the YTL group of companies, which started out as a construction firm in 1955. Today YTL Group has grown into a multinational corporation with operations in everything from power generation, water and sewerage services, to cement manufacturing. Joyce Goh shares her experience interviewing Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay in 2011.

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:

Tags: Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay, YTL Group

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) We sit down with Shareen Ramli, founder of Siti Li Dining & Foodhall to discuss why she compares the trade to being a "stuntwoman", full of invisible bruises, and her mission to preserve the cosmopolitan heritage of Malay cuisine.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT) We react to the midweek European matches that saw Man City losing to Bodo/Glimt, as well as Spurs surviving a scare against Dortmund. Then, we preview Matchweek 23 of the English Premier League, including the big one - Arsenal hosting Man Utd at the Emirates.

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Kam, Vernon and Zan talk about the usage of AI, names and fictional biographies on another episode of A Bit of Culture.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Rajen Devadason, licensed financial planner talks about EPF's Retirement Income Adequacy framework.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Dato’ Ganesh Chinnappan, Managing Director of Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn. Bhd., discusses the concept and reality of Build-to-Sell houses.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) An expert shares the key problems with our urban planning & design today and key principles to build an equitable city for everyone.

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) We discuss urban planning and the upcoming Petaling Jaya Local Masterplan.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Roland Please uncovers the latest developments in the world of Earth Science, at the American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans.

PROGRAMMES