HWUM honours YTL Group founder

Tribute to a giant: (from left) YTL Communications director Yeoh Keong Wei, Prof Mushtak, Datin Lily Yeoh, Seok Kian, Prof Williams and Soo Min at the ceremony.

THE late Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay cherished the importance and the value of providing opportunities for others to acquire a good education, despite having been deprived of a formal tertiary education himself.

In paying tribute to his father, YTL Corporation Berhad managing director Datuk Yeoh Seok Kian shared how his father’s vision, persistence, guidance and wisdom ensured all his children had the means to grasp exciting opportunities in world-class universities.