Jman888 Moderator June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Tertiary education trust fund for local-born paddlers Set up with $1m from donor, it aims to spur them to chase Olympic dream PUBLISHED ON JUN 10, 2014 9:07 AM 0 0 0 0 Local-born youth paddlers posing for a picture with Indonesian philanthropist Dr Tahir at the signing ceremony yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG BY LIM CHING YING The Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) now has a million-dollar fund to encourage local-born talent to play the sport at the Olympic level without worrying about paying for their tertiary education. This became possible with a donation from an Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, Dr Tahir, who goes by a single name. The 63-year-old's contribution is the largest donation to the STTA by an individual. The chairman and chief executive officer of the Mayapada Group was president of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association until last year. "I believe that sport and education go together," he said, adding that many Indonesians take part in activities in Singapore, and that sport has the potential to unite a country. Singapore companies no money to sponsor? need a foreigner to give money?? i think this is quite humiliating! ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singapore companies no money to sponsor? need a foreigner to give money?? i think this is quite humiliating! Singaporean only talk nia. No action one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Indonesian businessman Tahir or Dato Sri Tahir has an estimated net worth of $2 billion. He is #736 in The Forbes Billionaires List, #7 in Indonesia and #13 in Indonesia’s 40 Richest List as of March 2013. He was born on March 26, 1952 in Surabaya, Indonesia to a father who had a business making pedicabs and a mother who owned a fabric shop. He needed to quit medical school in Taiwan because of his father’s illness. He later studied business in Nanyang University in Singapore, Nanyang Technological University’s predecessor. Tahir then returned to Indonesia after graduation. In 1986, he founded the Mayapada Group, an Indonesian-based conglomerate. He started his empire with a garment and textile manufacturing business. Four years later, he started Bank Mayapada, one of nation’s largest privately held banks these days. Majority of his wealth comes from his bank and real estate holdings. He now owns several buildings in Jakarta, hotels in Bali and Batam, and a new tower in Singapore. He is also a co-investor in the license that publishes Forbes Indonesia. Tahir is known for his charitable works. He has donated more than $50 million to universities in China, Indonesia, United States, and Singapore where he is a permanent resident. In April 2011, he donated $1 million to the University of California, Berkeley for international student fellowships for students in the fulltime MBA program at Berkeley-Haas. It was one of his duties as a member of the university’s board of trustees. He has also spent a fair amount as president of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association to help send Indonesians to Beijing for coaching and training. Her wife is also into charity. Rosy, the daughter of another Indonesian tycoon, Mochtar Riady, recently started h2h Charity. She also has a vintage shop in Jakarta wherein the proceeds are donated to help provide schooling for underprivileged children in Indonesia. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowyunfatt Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singapore companies no money to sponsor? need a foreigner to give money?? i think this is quite humiliating! You start ... We follow suite ... *Swee Boh* ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singaporean only talk nia. No action one. Local first question, What benefits I get for sponsoring ? ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Local first question, What benefits I get for sponsoring ? ... Goodies??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singapore companies all under temasek lah. They helping us to earn more money, so where got money to invest in local sport. Local sport cannot earn returns of 4% lah Anyway, still think there are local companies that are willingly to invest. Thought Peter Lim invested $3mil into school? Also, did see local companies like OCBC and CDL investing in local arts :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singapore companies all under temasek lah. They helping us to earn more money, so where got money to invest in local sport. Local sport cannot earn returns of 4% lah Anyway, still think there are local companies that are willingly to invest. Thought Peter Lim invested $3mil into school? Also, did see local companies like OCBC and CDL investing in local arts :) True also...GLC if donate ppl will say waste cpf money. Then go hong Leong and shout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Where is Peter Lim when needed? Indonesian businessman Tahir or Dato Sri Tahir has an estimated net worth of $2 billion. He is #736 in The Forbes Billionaires List, #7 in Indonesia and #13 in Indonesias 40 Richest List as of March 2013. He was born on March 26, 1952 in Surabaya, Indonesia to a father who had a business making pedicabs and a mother who owned a fabric shop. He needed to quit medical school in Taiwan because of his fathers illness. He later studied business in Nanyang University in Singapore, Nanyang Technological Universitys predecessor. Tahir then returned to Indonesia after graduation. In 1986, he founded the Mayapada Group, an Indonesian-based conglomerate. He started his empire with a garment and textile manufacturing business. Four years later, he started Bank Mayapada, one of nations largest privately held banks these days. Majority of his wealth comes from his bank and real estate holdings. He now owns several buildings in Jakarta, hotels in Bali and Batam, and a new tower in Singapore. He is also a co-investor in the license that publishes Forbes Indonesia. Tahir is known for his charitable works. He has donated more than $50 million to universities in China, Indonesia, United States, and Singapore where he is a permanent resident. In April 2011, he donated $1 million to the University of California, Berkeley for international student fellowships for students in the fulltime MBA program at Berkeley-Haas. It was one of his duties as a member of the universitys board of trustees. He has also spent a fair amount as president of the Indonesian Table Tennis Association to help send Indonesians to Beijing for coaching and training. Her wife is also into charity. Rosy, the daughter of another Indonesian tycoon, Mochtar Riady, recently started h2h Charity. She also has a vintage shop in Jakarta wherein the proceeds are donated to help provide schooling for underprivileged children in Indonesia. Wow surabaya haha any chance he is my ex neighbour? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator June 10, 2014 Author Share June 10, 2014 Where is Peter Lim when needed? he goes for international million dollar deal that broadcast to million people over the world, not this type of small flies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Where is Peter Lim when needed? Wow surabaya haha any chance he is my ex neighbour? Holidaying in Spain at his new club... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 We sponsor China team in Singapore, Indonesia Sponsor Singapore born talents. then who sponsor Indonesia team??? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 We sponsor China team in Singapore, Indonesia Sponsor Singapore born talents. then who sponsor Indonesia team??? "Gudan Garam", Indo no.1 cig brand .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 We sponsor China team in Singapore, Indonesia Sponsor Singapore born talents. then who sponsor Indonesia team??? China??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Singapore companies no money to sponsor? need a foreigner to give money?? i think this is quite humiliating! I think should look at another angle. Even foreigner also buay tahan singapore always use china players And no give chance to locals 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 I think should look at another angle. Even foreigner also buay tahan singapore always use china players And no give chance to locals But but.. Their country also use china table tennis player Leh... Wait sorry they are Indonesia not Ang mo country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 China??? yah.....bring in a lot of ATs to scored medals for us liow....remember previous Chinalypics? lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 (edited) yah.....bring in a lot of ATs to scored medals for us liow....remember previous Chinalypics? lol I mean china sponsor indonesia. Sarcastically. Table tennis in oylimpic is essentially a china team A,B,c,d by the time it reach semi final. Every nation have at least a Chinese if not all Chinese inside. Edited June 10, 2014 by Joseph22 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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