Singapore’s richest man dies at 86


  • Nation
  • Monday, 23 Feb 2004

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian-born billionaire Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat died of a heart attack at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Saturday at the age of 86. 

The banker and hotelier had earlier complained of discomfort after lunch at his Belmont Road bungalow, Singapore’s The Sunday Times reported yesterday. 

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