This was quite a shocking new...our local casino owner or should i say the only casino owner passed away. Here's there article quoted from The Star. The tycoon, who turned 90 in April this year, was renowned for his vision in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop to one of the world's most successful casino resorts. The fifth child in a family of seven children, Lim migrated from China's Fujian province in 1937 at the age of 19 with only a small suitcase and US$175. The idea of a hill resort was chanced upon by Lim amidst the crisp air of Cameron Highlands in 1964. Lim was then working on a hydro-electric power project at the popular hill resort, patronised mostly by British colonials seeking cool refuge from the tropical heat, when he foresaw a prosperous Malaysia of the future desiring a cool mountain holiday resort within the reach of all Malaysians. To date, Genting Highlands Resort has five hotels and two apartment blocks at the hilltop and Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort. The company, founded in 1965, has since expanded and diversified from its initial hotel and resort activities to plantations, properties, paper manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, electronic commerce and information technology development under Genting Group. According to Forbes Asia, the Genting Group founder was third richest in the country with a net worth of US$4.3bil (RM14.6bil). Lim is survived by wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren. 
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder and honorary life president of Genting Group, passed away at 11.20am Tuesday at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
My condolence to the Mr Lim's family
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He was also the owner of Star Cruise Limited. He owned the ship named SS Norway (currently named Blue Lady). This is laden with huge amounts of toxic materials such as asbestos, PCB, heavy metals and radioactive material. After the ship met the boiler explosion in Miami, the ship was dead.. He was supposed to decontaminate the ship at the cost 30 million Euro before sending it for disposal in Alang, India for ship-breaking. Instead his company indulged in fraudulent misrepresentation in Germany, Malaysia and UAE to escape the decontamination cost. He seems to have almost succeeded but the matter once became sub judice in the Supreme Court of India after the court heard an application on 23rd October, 2007. At present the ship is a huge threat to 30, 000 villagers and some 700 migrant and casual workers besides environment. May his soul wait for the workers who will reach him sooner rather than latter.
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