Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao,commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao,is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 as of 2021. Published by SPH Media,it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the Singaporean editions of Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh,two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers.
Sin Chew Daily,formerly known as Sin Chew Jit Poh,is a leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia. According to report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation for the period ending 31 December 2011,Sin Chew Daily has an average daily circulation of almost 500,000 copies and also the largest-selling Chinese-language newspaper outside Greater China. It is only on Sundays that the circulation of the Malay-language papers exceeds that of Sin Chew Daily.
Nanyang Siang Pau or Nanyang Business Daily is a Malaysian Chinese daily newspaper. Originally founded in Singapore on 6 September 1923 by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee,its original newspaper circulated across the Straits Settlements. It is the oldest Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia behind Kwong Wah Yit Poh.
Haw Par Corporation Limited is a Singaporean company involved in healthcare,pharmaceuticals,leisure products,property and investment. It is the company responsible for Tiger Balm branded liniment (ointment). Its brands also included Kwan Loong and it also owns and operates weekend and leisure time destinations such as oceanariums.
Nanyang Siang Pau was a newspaper in Singapore that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923. It had a circulation across the Straits Settlement.
New Friend was the first Singaporean film shot entirely in Singapore and Malaya. It was produced by Nanyang Low Pui-kim's Self-made Motion Picture Company (南洋劉貝錦自製影片公司),in association with Low Pui-kim,who served as the producer and Kwok Chiu-man (郭超文),who was both the director and cinematographer. The film production company originally planned to produce its second film production,silent movie "(行不得也哥哥)",however,as the film production company was closed on 10 May 1927,this film is pending.
Media Chinese International Limited is a Chinese language media platform targeting Chinese readers in major Chinese communities. Its headquarter is in Hong Kong. Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King is the chairman. It was formed by the merger of Ming Pao Enterprise,Sin Chew Media Corporation (Malaysia) and Nanyang Press Holdings (Malaysia) in April 2008. It is the first entity dually listed on the mainboards of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Bursa Malaysia. Media Chinese's product portfolio comprises 5 daily newspapers in 13 editions and 3 free newspapers with a total daily circulation of about 1 million copies,as well as about 30 magazines. The Group has also expanded its business into digital media. Media Chinese is the proprietor of Life Magazines,the largest Chinese language magazine publisher in Malaysia,and is the major shareholder of One Media Group Limited.
Sin Poh Amalgamated Limited was a Singapore publisher,which published Sin Chew Jit Poh in Singapore and Malaysia,as well as Sin Pin Jit Poh in Penang,Malaysia.
Aw Cheng ChyeS.P.M.J.,B.B.M.,O.St.J was a Singaporean millionaire,businessman,company director,philanthropist and son of businessman Aw Boon Par. Aw Cheng Chye himself was the chairman of Haw Par Brothers (Private) Limited and Haw Par Brothers International Limited until his sudden death on 22 August 1971 in Santiago de Chile.
The Singapore Standard,more commonly known as Singapore Tiger Standard or Tiger Standard,was a Singaporean newspaper published in English. The newspaper was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw,famous for his Tiger Balm and Star Newspapers. Singapore Standard was the sister newspaper of the English-language Hongkong Tiger Standard,as well as Sin Chew Jit Po of Singapore and Malaysia,published in Chinese. In 1959,shortly after the Colony of Singapore gained self-governance,publisher Sin Poh Amalgamated ended publication of Singapore Standard. It was reported that Aw Cheng Taik,a relative of Aw Boon Haw and former managing director of Singapore Standard,founded another "Tiger Newspaper" in August 1959 in Kuala Lumpur in the Federation of Malaya,which published in Chinese language. "Kuala Lumpur Tiger" ceased publication in 1961 due to financial difficulties. Singapore Standard,the Federation of Malaya edition was also published by the same press for nearby Federation of Malaya.
Aw family is the family member of Aw Chu Kin and his descendant. Aw Chu Kin started his business in Burma,which his two sons expanded it into a multi-national conglomerate that from Chinese medicines to newspaper,as well as bank,insurance and real estate. However,the family started to decline in the third generation,by the takeover of family-owned listed company Haw Par Brothers International in Singapore in 1971,which saw Sin Poh Amalgamated,Chung Khiaw Bank and Haw Par Brothers (Thailand) were spin-off from the listed company. Before the dismantle,the key position of the business empire was served by third-generation member and their spouse,which they were removed after the takeover. However,Sally Aw,granddaughter of Aw Chu Kin,remained as one of the influential media tycoon in Hong Kong in 1990s,until forced to sell her Sing Tao Holdings in 1999 due to financial difficulties.
Catholic High School,Melaka or Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Katholik,Melaka is a state secondary boys' school in Malacca City,Malacca,Malaysia. The school is located at Gajah Berang Road with Notre Dame Convent and Gajah Berang Secondary School.
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Katholik,is a state primary school located at Gajah Berang Road in Malacca City. The school was initially established at Lorong Pandan.
Low Hong Eng was a Singaporean seamstress and mother of four who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Singapore. Low and her accomplice Tan Ah Tee,a Malaysian illegal taxi driver,were both caught smuggling 459.3g of diamorphine at Dickson Road,Jalan Besar in September 1976. Both Low and Tan were found guilty and sentenced to hang on 22 September 1978;Low became the second woman to be given the death penalty for drug trafficking since 1975. Low subsequently lost her appeals against the death sentence,and eventually,both Low and her co-accused were hanged on 9 October 1981,making Low the first female drug trafficker of Singaporean descent to be officially put to death in Singapore since 1975,after the mandatory death penalty was introduced for drug trafficking.
On 15 September 1973,24-year-old vegetable seller Tan Eng Kim was attacked and stabbed to death by another man at a coffee shop in Bras Basah,Singapore. The killer was Pehn Kwan Jin,a 25-year-old seaman who sought revenge against Tan due to a previous dispute,although Pehn denied that he killed Tan out of vengeance and claimed that it was Tan who tried to attack him and he only acted in self-defence. However,the defence was rejected and Pehn was hence found guilty of murdering Tan and sentenced to death in May 1974. Pehn's appeals were dismissed,and he was hanged on 16 April 1976.
On 21 December 1973,nearby a Kampong Kapor community centre,24-year-old crane driver Ahora Murthi Krishnasamy was stabbed to death by a Malaysian labourer after he sought to resolve a previous dispute between the killer and Murthi's friend. The murderer,K. Vijayan Krishnan,was arrested and charged with murder. Vijayan put up a defence that he was gravely provoked into using a chopper to inflict 11 stab wounds on Murthi and thus caused Murthi's death. However,the defence was rejected on the grounds that Vijayan had intentionally killed Murthi and was not provoked into killing Murthi,and hence,Vijayan was found guilty of murdering Murthi and sentenced to death in November 1974. Vijayan's execution was carried out on 30 April 1976,after the higher courts rejected Vijayan's appeals and confirmed his death sentence.
On 18 October 1976,two armed robbers,Tay Cher Kiang and Chang Bock Eng,held several people hostage at a paint shop in Balestier Road,Singapore in an attempt to commit armed robbery,and during the holdup,Chang,who wielded a revolver,engaged in a gunfight with the police,injuring a police constable named Neo Koon San during the confrontation. Both Chang and Tay were subsequently arrested and charged under the Arms Offences Act for the unauthorized use of firearms. Both Chang and Tay were found guilty and sentenced to death in August 1977,and they were hanged on 9 May 1980 after exhausting all avenues of appeal,which all ended with failure.
Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd is a stockbroking company.
