A MEMORIAL hall has been set up in Genting Highland to commemorate the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, who died in October last year. A crafted wooden statue of the Genting Group Bhd founder stands ...

Lim Goh Tong was born on April 16 1917 in Anxi county ... by the Malaysian government in 1979, and a statue of him was unveiled at Genting to mark his 90th birthday this year.

It all started with a stroll in a virgin highland jungle 5,900 feet above sea level 43 years ago for Lim Goh Tong. On that site, he built his first casino and resort, modeled on the hill stations ...

Lim Goh Tong, Malaysia's third-richest man who turned a forested hilltop into a thriving casino resort, died Oct. 23, leaving behind a diverse business empire worth $22 billion. He was 90.