Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong's retirement from the Genting group yesterday marks the end of an era. His exit from the corporate world at the age of 86, was much like the man himself: low-key and without much fanfare.
Arguably Malaysia's best businessman – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a message penned in Lim's autobiography describes him as “one of Malaysia's finest entrepreneurs” – his corporate empire extended to the gaming, leisure, plantation and power sectors.
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