Tan Sri The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, few provinces in the Philippines and several provinces in Indonesia ...

Eric Chia Eng Hock () was a prominent Malaysian businessman. He died of a heart attack in

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani ( abbr. Sg. Petani or SP) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The population of the municipal area of Sungai Petani is larger than Kedah's state capital, Alor Setar. It is located about 55 km south of Alor Set ...

, Kedah, aged 74.

Eric Chia and Lim Guan Eng

On 11 April 1996,

Lim Guan Eng Lim Guan Eng (; born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician and accountant who served as the Minister of Finance of Malaysia from 2018 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), he has served as the party's second advisor si ...

had lodged, at the Sentul police headquarters, a police report titled "First Report On Financial Malpractices, Abuse Of Power, Corruption And Fraud in Perwaja Terengganu Sdn Bhd (Perwaja).” On 2 January 2002, Chia filed a defamation suit against Lim, claiming that Lim had pictured him as corrupt and not qualified to serve the company. In his statement of claim he said the report had severely damaged his reputation as a well-known businessman and sought general and aggravated damages and other relief deemed fit by the court. On 1 March 2002, Lim entered his statement of defence stating that he relied on qualified privilege. On 22 April 2009, Jega Kumar & Associates filed a notice of discontinuance of Chia's suit. On 27 April 2009, almost a year after Chia died, High Court Deputy Registrar, Norazlin Othman, in chambers, granted the application by counsel for the late Tan Sri Eric Chia Eng Hock to withdraw a defamation suit against DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

* : **

Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on 15 April 1966 and gazetted on 30 June 1966 ...

(P.S.M.) – Tan Sri (1989) * : ** My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_1925-2006

Knight Commander of the

Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...

(D.J.M.K.) – Dato' (1986) ** My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_1925-2006

Knight Grand Commander of the

(S.J.M.K.) – Dato' (1991) * : ** MY-TER_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Terengganu_-_SPMT_-_SMT_-_AMT

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Terengganu The Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Terengganu (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Terengganu Yang Amat Mulia'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu. History It was founded by Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengg ...

(S.P.M.T.) – Dato' (1990) ** MY-TER_Order_of_Sultan_Mahmud_I_of_Terengganu_-_SSMT

Member Grand Companion of the

Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu The Most Revered Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu ( Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Mahmud I Terengganu Yang Amat Terpuji'') is a dormant honorific order of the Sultanate of Terengganu History It was founded by Sultan Mahmud al ...

(S.S.M.T.) – Dato' Seri (1991)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Eric 1930s births 2008 deaths Malaysian people of Chinese descent 20th-century Malaysian businesspeople Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu