Extract from The Sunday Times
August 22 2010, Sunday
Do not expect Singapore's tycoons to make a hue and cry about their philanthropy like the high-profile and very public move by 40 American billionaires recently.
When it comes to giving out money, who they give to and even why they give,these multi-millionaires and billionaires prefer to keep it quiet.
The few who did open up to The Sunday Times cited education, health care, the elderly and the arts as some of their pet causes.
Their charity stems from influences like having a father who valued education, to growing up poor.
Former remisier king Peter Lim, ranked eighth with an estimated net worth of US$1.6 billion, is also a big supporter of education.
He made headlinesthis year when he pledged $10 million to the Singapore Olympic Foundation for sports scholarships, especially for students from poor families who find it hard to excel in sports without the money.
'As someone who comes from a humble background, I know what it's like to study and work at the same time to achieve one's dreams,' he said.
The publicity-shy son of a fishmonger had worked as a cabby, a cook and a waiter to fund his university studies.
Mr Peter Lim has also committed tofund, for several years, scholarships for bright and needy students at Raffles Institution and St Joseph's Institution International, as well as financial aid for students at NorthLight School and Assumption Pathway School.
Among the wealthy who also volunteer is Mr Peter Lim. He supports an annual project known as Operation Redshirt, to distribute foodstuff to the elderly poor during Chinese New Year.
'He'll carry the provisions himself. He picks up the trash and cleans up after events,' said Sister Marjorie Almodiel, centre manager for Apex Day Rehabilitation Centre for Elderly in Bukit Merah, who helps identify beneficiaries.
'I find him a very unusual rich man.'
Peter Lim, private investor
Net worth: US$1.6 billion
Causes: The elderly and education, including $10 million for sports scholarships
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Peter Lim buys big stake in TMC Life Sciences
Aug 19, 2010
PETALING JAYA - SINGAPORE billionaire Peter Lim Eng Hock has emerged with a 29.6 per cent stake in fertility firm TMC Life Sciences, filings with Bursa Malaysia showed on Wednesday.
But there was no indication of how much Mr Lim, dubbed 'the king of remisiers' in Singapore, paid for the 178 million TMC shares bought via Hong Kong's Gilberta Investments on Tuesday.
A separate filing, however, showed that TMC founder and managing director Colin Lee Soon Soo had sold his entire stake in the company at 52 sen a share on the same day, representing 20 per cent of the company's issued capital.
Two other off-market deals of 29.19 million shares and 454,585 shares were also made that day. It is believed that the shares belonged to Dr Lee's brother, Mr Lee Soon Swee.
Collectively, the three blocks represented about 25 per cent in the company valued at about RM78 million (S$33 million). It is unclear from where Mr Lim could have acquired the remaining 4.6 per cent of shares.
In June, Mr Lim, whose net wealth comes largely from his stake in palm oil firm Wilmar International, became a substantial shareholder in Singapore's Healthway Medical with a 5.75 per cent stake, signalling his appetite for health-related firms which have gained prominence lately, thanks to Asia's burgeoning health-care industry. -- THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
PETALING JAYA - SINGAPORE billionaire Peter Lim Eng Hock has emerged with a 29.6 per cent stake in fertility firm TMC Life Sciences, filings with Bursa Malaysia showed on Wednesday.
But there was no indication of how much Mr Lim, dubbed 'the king of remisiers' in Singapore, paid for the 178 million TMC shares bought via Hong Kong's Gilberta Investments on Tuesday.
A separate filing, however, showed that TMC founder and managing director Colin Lee Soon Soo had sold his entire stake in the company at 52 sen a share on the same day, representing 20 per cent of the company's issued capital.
Two other off-market deals of 29.19 million shares and 454,585 shares were also made that day. It is believed that the shares belonged to Dr Lee's brother, Mr Lee Soon Swee.
Collectively, the three blocks represented about 25 per cent in the company valued at about RM78 million (S$33 million). It is unclear from where Mr Lim could have acquired the remaining 4.6 per cent of shares.
In June, Mr Lim, whose net wealth comes largely from his stake in palm oil firm Wilmar International, became a substantial shareholder in Singapore's Healthway Medical with a 5.75 per cent stake, signalling his appetite for health-related firms which have gained prominence lately, thanks to Asia's burgeoning health-care industry. -- THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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