Overseas Chinese in the British Empire

FOO CHOO CHOON 胡子春 Foo Choo Choon or Woo Chu Chun was born on 31 August 1860 in China to Foo Yu Chio. He was the scion of an ancient Ha...

LIM LENG CHEAK 林宁绰 ONE of the most powerful Chinese families in the Kedah state was of course, Lim Leng Cheak and sons. Lim ...

Ng Boo Bee, JP The most famous tin miner, opium farmer and contractor in the history of British Malaya, of course is Ng Boo Bee. Ng B...

Loke Yew, CMG, LL.D Very little is known about this man, named Loke Yew, except the famous road 'Jalan Loke Yew' (Loke Yew R...