Malaysian baking master Don Yong dies


MIB chairman Yong died on Oct 30 following a battle with lung cancer. Filepic

Don Yong, the chairman of the Malaysian Institute of Baking, passed away on Tuesday, Oct 30, from lung cancer. He was 60.

Yong was well-known in Malaysian baking circles for his popular English Hotbreads School of Baking in Petaling Jaya, which he opened in 1987. The school was renamed the Malaysian Institute of Baking (MIB) and gives out certificates and diplomas in baking science and technology, molecular gastronomy and cake decoration, to name a few.

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