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Yeoh Family
Yeoh is one spelling of the Hokkien pronunciation (; IPA: ) of the Chinese surname spelled in Mandarin Chinese Pinyin as Yang (surname), Yáng (; see that article for the history of the surname). Another common spelling is Yeo. Both the spellings Yeoh and Yeo are common in southeast Asia, for example among Malaysian Chinese. People Notable people with the surname Yeoh include: * Benjamin Yeoh (born 1978), British playwright *Bernard Yeoh (born 1969), Malaysian sport shooter *Brenda Yeoh, Singaporean academic and geographer * Cheryl Yeoh (born 1983), Malaysian entrepreneur in California *Dawn Yeoh (born 1986), Singaporean actress *Francis Yeoh (born 1954), Malaysian businessman, son of Yeoh Tiong Lay *Hannah Yeoh (born 1979), Malaysian politician *Joanne Yeoh (born 1977), Malaysian violinist *Melvin Yeoh (born 1981), Malaysian mixed martial artist *Michelle Yeoh (socialite), Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian businesswoman, granddaughter of Yeoh Tiong Lay *Michelle Yeoh (born 1962), Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkien
Hokkien ( , ) is a Varieties of Chinese, variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese language, Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred to as Quanzhang ( zh, c=泉漳, poj=Choân-chiang, links=no), from the first characters of the urban centers of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. Taiwanese Hokkien is one of the national languages in Taiwan. Hokkien is also widely spoken within the overseas Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, and elsewhere across the world. Mutual intelligibility between Hokkien dialects varies, but they are still held together by ethnolinguistic identity. In maritime Southeast Asia, Hokkien historically served as the lingua franca amongst overseas Chinese communities of Han Chinese subgroups, all dialects and subgroups, and it remains today as the most spoken Varieties of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alysia Yeoh
Alysia Yeoh is a fictional character created by writer Gail Simone for the ''Batgirl'' ongoing series published by DC Comics. She is Barbara Gordon's best friend and a trans woman. At the time of her debut appearance, she was noted for being the first major transgender character written in a contemporary context in a mainstream comic book. The first ever transgender wedding premiered in ''Batgirl'' #45. The character was to have made her live-action film debut in the now-shelved DC Extended Universe film ''Batgirl'', portrayed by Ivory Aquino. Fictional character biography Alysia was introduced in the first issue of the ''Batgirl'' series, when Barbara Gordon decides it is time to move out of her father's home. Barbara moves in with Alysia, thanks to a roommate posting advertised on "Greg's List". Alysia, who is of Singaporean descent, describes herself as somewhat of an activist. Alysia explains to Barbara that she paints during the day, and works as a bartender at night, althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Tiong Lay
Yeoh Tiong Lay (; 18 December 1929 – 18 October 2017) was a Malaysian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He founded YTL Corporation, Malaysia's largest conglomerate, with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology. YTL is based primarily in Malaysia but has extensive operations in Asia, Australia and the United Kingdom, where it owns the utility Wessex Water. In 2013, he established the Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law at King's College, London with a gift of US$11 million. Early life A Malaysian Chinese of Kinmen and Zhangzhou Hokkien roots, Yeoh Tiong Lay was the third eldest child in his family. He completed his secondary school education at Hin Hua High School in Klang, Malaysia. Career Yeoh was one of the richest individuals in Malaysia; his family is estimated to have a net worth of US$3 billion as of October 2017. Personal life Yeoh married Tan Kai Yong in 1952 and they were married for 65 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Li Tian
Yeoh Li Tian (born 1999) is a Malaysian chess international master (IM) and a two-time Malaysian Chess Champion. Chess career Yeoh won the Malaysian Chess Championship in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 he won the FIDE Zone 3.3 Championship on tiebreak from Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn. Thanks to this victory, Yeoh received an automatical award of the title International Master. He also achieved a norm for the title Grandmaster, the first ever by a Malaysian, and became the first Malaysian ever to qualify to play in the FIDE World Cup. In this latter event, held in Batumi later in the same year, Yeoh was eliminated by former world champion Viswanathan Anand in the first round. In the 2019 Philippines Southeast Asian Games, Yeoh delivered Malaysia's first ever Rapid Chess gold in the Sea Games. Personal life Yeoh is a former student of Catholic High School, Petaling Jaya. He studied mathematics at Imperial College London and underwent his masters at the University of Malaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Ken Nee
Yeoh Ken Nee ( zh, s=杨健立, t=楊健立, poj=Iôⁿ Kiān-li̍p, j=Joeng4 Gin6 Laap6, p=Yáng Jiànlì ; born 30 April 1983 Sports-Reference.com. Accessed 12 March 2024.) is a Malaysian diver. As a 15-year-old he competed in Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the in Sydney. diving.about.com. Accessed 12 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Kean Thai
Yeoh Kean Thai (born 1966) is a Malaysian artist. Achievements Yeoh Kean Thai is a former winner of the Philip Morris Art Award, Freeman Fellowship (Vermont Studio) and most recently the prestigious Commonwealth Arts Award. He has developed a unique aesthetic language using metal and metal aesthetic. His is credited with being one of the first artists from Malaysia to be featured during New York's "Asia Art Week", in March 2008 and then again in 2009, through Shalini Ganendra Fine Art. He has exhibited in other international venues including Hong Kong and Italy. His works are in the permanent collection of the National Art Gallery, Malaysia and numerous corporate and individual collections. Themes The underlying themes of Thai’s works, since the early 1990s, involved the processes through which the natural environment is disrupted, corrupted and manipulated by human development and urbanisation Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Kay Ee
Yeoh Kay Ee is a Malaysian male badminton player. Career He participated at the 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold, 2014 New Zealand Open Grand Prix, 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix and at the 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold. He also played at the 2016 China International Challenge, 2015 Bahrain International Challenge, at the 2015 OUE Singapore International Series and at the 2012 Smiling Fish International Series. At the Victor-Rayan Sports Bahrain International Series 2015 he reached rank 2 in the men's doubles. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's Doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Kay Bin
Yeoh Kay Bin (born 19 July 1980) is a Malaysian badminton coach and former player. He is the independent coach of the top Malaysian men's singles player Lee Zii Jia Lee Zii Jia ( zh, s=李梓嘉, poj=Lí Chú-ka, p=Lǐ Zǐjiā, born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, Asian champion and All England champion. He is best known for his smash, especi .... Career Yeoh was the champion at the 2003 India Satellite and 2010 Romanian International. In 2007, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Championships, beaten by Chen Hong in the semifinals. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Finals: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up) References External links * * 1980 births Living people Badminton players from Perak Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Ghim Seng
Yeoh Ghim Seng ( zh, s=杨锦成, poj=Iôⁿ Gím-sêng, p=Yáng Jǐnchéng, first=s,poj,p; 22 June 1918 – 3 June 1993) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988. He is one of the longest-serving speakers of any parliament in the world. Yeoh served briefly as the acting president of Singapore between the death of Yusof Ishak on 23 November 1970 and the inauguration of President Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971. Early life and education Yeoh was born on 22 June 1918 in Ipoh. He received his early education at St. Michael's Institution and at Penang Free School. Yeoh studied medicine at the Cambridge University, England in the 1940s and was attached to hospitals in England. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1950. Medical career In 1951, Yeoh left England for Singapore to become consultant surgeon to the Singapore General Hospital. In 1955, he was appointed professor of surgery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Eng-kiong
Dr. Yeoh Eng Kiong OBE, GBS, JP (; born 16 April 1946) was the Secretary for Health and Welfare between 1999 and 2002, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and a member of the Executive Council between 2002 and 2004 in the Hong Kong Government. Yeoh's father was the late Yeoh Chin Hin, a Malaysian businessman who was a founder and director of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad. Career Yeoh studied medicine at Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong where he was elected President of the Student Union in 1969 and graduated in 1971. He specialised in gastroenterology. In 1979, he became a consultant physician at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. After a 19-year career at Hong Kong government hospitals, with recognised work in AIDS research, Yeoh became the first Chief Executive of the newly formed Hospital Authority in 1990. In January 1999, he was appointed to the post of Secretary for Health and Welfare (a civil servant position). In 2002, he was appointed as the Secretary for He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Yeoh
Ruth Yeoh Pei Cheen is a Malaysian businesswoman, philanthropist and environmentalist. She is currently the Executive Director at YTL Singapore and Director of YTL Corporation's carbon credit and clean development mechanism consultancy. She is the co-author of ''Cut Carbon, Grow Profits: Business Strategies for Managing Climate Change and Sustainability''. Early life and family Ruth Yeoh is the oldest child of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh and Puan Sri Datin Paduka Rosaline Yeoh. Her paternal grandfather was Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay, the founder of YTL Corporation. She is the older sister of Rebekah Yeoh and a first cousin of Rachel Yeoh and Michelle Yeoh. She graduated with a degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Nottingham and has a degree in Management from the Cass Business School at City, University of London. Career Yeoh began working for her family's company, YTL Corporation, in 2005. She serves as the executive di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
