Malaysia is not short of its list of philanthropists. They started making their mark way back in colonial times.
Take the late Chung Keng Kwee. As leader of the Penang-based Hai San Secret Society during the tin mining era of 1800-1900 in British Malaya, the Chinese towkay was a renowned millionaire who contributed immensely to the fields of education and the building of temples, including the Kek Lok Si in Penang.
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