Meet Malaysia's Richest People

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Meet Malaysia's Richest People As oil and gas prices slide, fortunes tumble. The reversal in the oil price hurt the top three richest -- Robert Kuok, Ananda Krishnan and Quek Leng Chan -- who each have significant oil and gas services operations. Read More > SHARE: SEE PHOTOS  In Pictures: Malaysia's Richest Robert Kuok, at 87, leads the way with a net worth of $12.5 billion. Ananda Krishnan is No. 2 on the list with a fortune of $9.7 billion. SHARE: Oil Burns A Hole; Malaysia's Billionaires Reel As Ringgit Slips As oil and gas prices slide, the fortunes of the wealthy tumble. Hardest hit are the tycoons behind SapuraKencana Petroleum. Read More > SHARE: Malaysia's Anthony Tan Leads GrabTaxi In Regional App Race Now in 17 cities in six Southeast Asian countries, GrabTaxi spent last year in an often nasty battle for market share with Easy Taxi. But GrabTaxi may have won the first rounds. Read More > SHARE: Lim Kuang Sia Has A Head For Science And Heart In Glovemaking  To build Kossan Rubber into a glovemaking giant, Lim Kuang Sia drew on his chemistry and engineering skills. But first he had to escape from a remote island. Read More > SHARE: Malaysia Becomes The New Global Center Of Financial Inclusion Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy, is outperforming its neighbors. Its economy grew 6.4% in the second quarter due in part to another strong showing in exports. Read More > SHARE: Party In Question Jho Low Turns To Philanthropy Once notorious for his nightclubbing, Jho Low now finds himself under fire in Malaysia for his dealmaking. His reinvention as a philanthropist should help. Read More > SHARE: Malaysia's Newest Billionaire Mints Money From Reclaiming Land And Selling Dreams The man of the moment in Malaysia is newly minted billionaire Lim Kang Hoo, whose Iskandar property play and an investment in construction firm Ekovest, has catapulted him to a berth in the billionaires’ club. Read More > SHARE: