Four Malaysians make debut on Forbes billionaires list


Tan Sri G Gnanalingam of Westport Holdings was among the new inclusions in the Forbes world's billionaires list

KUALA LUMPUR: New Malaysian entrants to the Forbes world's billionaires list this year include the Tan brothers of MR DIY Group (M) Bhd, Westports Holdings Bhd's Tan Sri G Gnanalingam and Greatech Technology Bhd co-founder and CEO Tan Eng Kee.

In Forbes' 35th annual list of the world's billionaires, brothers Tan Yu Yeh and Tan Yu Wei made their debut with estimated net worths of US$1.8bil and US$1.1bil respectively.

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