A maverick man in black


Malaysian flavour: LimKokWing universities in Africa have brought a distinctive Malaysian brand to the global stage.

HE has been called all kinds of names. You either love him or loathe him, there are no two ways about it. His admirers think he is a genius while his nemeses say he is an opportunist, but a modern, more neutral word to describe him would be unconventional.

The quintessential maverick might be another phrase which suits him, and certainly Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing ignores rules, and neither does he care what his critics think or say of him.

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