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8/4/2021 |
YTL Corp to Focus on Expanding in Southeast Asia: Yeoh
Bloomberg - August 4 , 2021
Francis Yeoh, executive chairman at YTL Corp. Group, an integrated infrastructure developer, discusses how covid-19 has impacted his business, his prospects for M&A and his expansion plans. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Markets: As... |
4/8/2018 |
YTL Corp is "deeply" passionate about the KL-Singapore HSR: Francis Yeoh
New Straits Times - April 8 , 2018 YTL Corp Bhd is “deeply” passionate about the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project, its managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping. This was due to the fact that the group had explored the concept of a high-speed rail service to facilitate seamless trav... |
6/24/2017 |
Acting in the face of uncertainty
The Edge - June 24 , 2017
Infrastructure, stresses Yeoh, can help provide jobs for today as well as tomorrow. “China has been spending money on building infrastructure, including fast trains. Without such infrastructure, could Alibaba have delivered US$17 billion wor... |
6/14/2017 |
Francis Yeoh recounts an enriching, humbling experience
The Edge Malaysia - June 14 , 2017 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, managing director of YTL Corp Bhd is the first Malaysian winner of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) award in 2002, as well as chief judge of the World EOY in 2011. This year, he is returning to the global entrepreneurship competition in Monte Carlo as a keynote speaker.... |
12/12/2016 |
'La La Land' Scores as 'Best Musical Score' at Capri, Hollywood - The International Film Festival 'Special Awards' Slated for Andrea Bocelli and Philanthropist Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Capri, Italy - December 12 , 2016
"Each of these three awards are very significant in their own way," said Vicedomini. "Sir Francis Yeoh is a true supporter of the arts on a global basis; Andrea Bocelli is a world-class performer whose new album is a tribute to the music of cinema... |
9/7/2016 |
ASEAN Belt and Road Connector
HKMB - September 7 , 2016
Southeast Asian conglomerates are tapping Hong Kong’s role as a connector for Belt and Road-related projects. The main catalyst for unlocking investments in infrastructure and other major projects will be a “transparent, cohere... |
5/12/2016 |
Stewardship is at the heart of the Yeoh family's work at Malaysia's YTL
CNBC - May 12 , 2016
"At a very young age we were told that you are all just family stewards of the YTL brand and the YTL name, but your ultimate role is to pass it on to the next generation," Jacob says. "It's never really for yourselves, so we never really had an eg... |
11/16/2015 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Chinese Economic Summit
YTL Community - November 16 , 2015 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Regulated Industries at the 7th World Chinese Economic Summit (WCES), held in London recently. The prestigious annual event brought together over 200 policy-makers, entrepreneurs, researchers and thought-leaders fro... |
10/10/2014 |
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at The Peak’s 25th Anniversary
Kuala Lumpur - October 10 , 2014 Honoured to be recognised such a prestigious award, Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh said: "First and foremost I must congratulate The Peak Magazine for having survived 25 years, despite a digital revolution in the media world. The digital revolution has beaten to pulp many old print businesses but... |
6/9/2014 |
Having Telescopic and Microscopic Visions
NY Times - June 9 , 2014
I remember once it was midnight, and a truck came with a cement batch and I told some guys to come and help me to put the bags to the side because I wanted to start work first thing in the morning. They had already taken their showers, they were q... |
12/24/2013 |
Beyond Sleighbells and Santas
The Star's Life Inspired - December 24 , 2013
Life Inspired talks to a Christian business leader on how his Christmas journey is a lifelong quest. Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh is well known not only as head of one of Malaysia’s most successful family businesses, but also for his uncompromi... |
5/30/2013 |
Asia should welcome private investors into infrastructure sector: experts
Channel NewsAsia - May 30 , 2013
Francis Yeoh, managing director of YTL Corp, said: "The regulatory framework is not there to welcome investors into the infrastructure sector. The infrastructure, today in ASEAN, and Asia, substantially, is subsidised. They are lulled like a boile... |
1/7/2013 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh – Steering YTL with vision
KL Lifestyle Magazine - January 7 , 2013
As the head of YTL Corporation and the driving force behind one of Asia’s most successful businesses, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh has become an icon on the Malaysian economic front. From changing Kuala Lumpur’s retail landscape, particularly ... |
12/10/2012 |
A love for profound reads
The Star - December 10 , 2012
Francis Yeoh's broad perspectives are the takeaways from his insatiable intellectual appetite.With such a weighty portfolio on his back, those who aren't well-acquainted with Yeoh might not have guessed the aggressive reader that he is, nor how he... |
10/31/2012 |
YTL group goes shopping overseas
The Star - October 31 , 2012 Yeoh reveals that the UK, Singapore and Australia are still the YTL group's favourite markets to do business, given their transparent and investor-friendly regulatory frameworks. "We want transparent regulatory comfort. I think the rule of law is a premium that people tend to underestima... |
10/30/2012 |
Yeoh's management philosophy
The Star - October 30 , 2012 Group managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh says: "We are clear about this. We see ourselves as merely stewards of the company, with the responsibility to manage our daily business affairs in a manner that will bring glory to God." A proclamation uttered almost 10 years ago at the Lond... |
10/29/2012 |
YTL embarks on new phase
The Star - October 29 , 2012
YTL aims to consolidate its entire business structure to offer better value to shareholders. Group Managing Director Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh reveals his plan. |
6/16/2012 |
金融海嘯以來最大手筆‧升喜13億購澳洲3酒店
星洲日報 - June 16 , 2012
近年來不斷放話物色“超值”資產的丹斯里楊肅斌,今日終於“重錘出擊”,宣佈全球金融海嘯以來最大手筆的收購計劃,將以超過10億令吉添購澳洲酒店資產,為資產雄厚的... |
6/7/2012 |
歐債挫全球‧買家市場來臨‧楊肅斌不錯失出手機會
星洲日報 - June 7 , 2012 24年前,時年34歲的楊肅斌從父親丹斯里楊忠禮手中接過集團領導人的棒子,把原本只從事建築活動的楊忠禮機構,打造成為業務多元化的綜合大集團。 |
6/1/2012 |
Challenges of Christians in Business
NECF - June 1 , 2012 There are a few who are very upfront about their Christian faith. Tan Sri Francis Yeoh is most outspoken about his faith, giving glory to our Lord Jesus at almost every opportunity. Datuk Tony and Datin Alicia Tiah have appeared on Malaysian television singing gospel songs, and Tan Sri Khoo Kay P... |
6/1/2012 |
A testimony to a man of God who loves Jesus
The Fire Report - June 1 , 2012 The theatre opened up with the fanfare of bright lights, the tensed announcements of the MC, and the arrival of the dignitaries, before the MD of YTL Corporation, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh came upon the stage. We know him to be a Christian, and a supporter of the FGBMF in Malaysia and who had shared h... |
1/26/2012 |
Groomed to take family business forward
Straits Times - January 26 , 2012
A civil engineer, Mr Francis Yeoh took over the running of YTL in 1978 and grew it into a global conglomerate comprising six listed companies, which will soon be down to five as it is in the midst of privatising YTL Cement through a share swap. Th... |
12/8/2011 |
Man of many timepieces
The Star - December 8 , 2011
AVID watch collector Tan Sri Francis Yeoh is clearly smitten with a luxury watch label for women.Yeoh, who is the YTL Corporation Bhd managing director, has been collecting pieces from Bedat & Co for their beauty.The most precious thing about ... |
11/8/2011 |
Financial Times: Faith in a family conglomerate
Financial Times - November 8 , 2011
The devoutly Christian Malaysian-Chinese tycoon tells Rahul Jacob why religion is an important part of his management style. Francis Yeoh is explaining the management philosophy that guides his conglomerate’s hotel business when the ... |
6/18/2011 |
週末架勢堂: 搶先機 經營兵法必勝技
ChinaPress Online - June 18 , 2011
歷史,就是人類前進的車輪!從人類文明發展史中,誰能夠搶得知識,駕馭它,分享它,即能迅速地超越對手,贏得勝利,搶人先機是科技時代的經營兵法中最重要的原則!丹斯里楊肅斌... |
4/7/2011 |
Yes 4G network: A dream service
Malay Mail - April 7 , 2011 “The language of the computer and the Internet is a powerful tool, if we can master this language. It’s the language of languages. This is a 15-year dream and I want our people to enjoy this power and educate their children to move on ahead of the world,” said Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh. ... |
3/22/2011 |
Podcast interview with Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh is now available on BFM: The Business Station (89.9FM)
YTL Community - March 22 , 2011 The radio interview with Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh and BFM: The Business Station (89.9FM) is now available on podcast and download. The executive chairman of YTL Communications shares his outlook for Yes 4G, |
3/18/2011 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh shares his outlook for Yes 4G on BFM
Yes World - March 18 , 2011
Don't miss the radio interview with Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh, as he shares his outlook for Yes 4G. The executive chairman of YTL Communications will be speaking in detail on the milestones and products of the company; how Yes correlates to the re... |
10/25/2010 |
History is being made, says Yeoh
The Edge Malaysia - October 25 , 2010 YTL will officially launch its 4G network on Nov18, with the services offered focusing on the wireless dual play of broadband and voice. Mobile and TV services will come into play through an end-to-end delivery platform that will be built by US-based Sezmi Corp, which Yeoh says is a Google-like c... |
8/28/2010 |
All wired up
The Star - August 28 , 2010
In an interview with StarBizWeek, YTL Corp managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh (pic) charts the sprawling group’s strategy for all its various units going forward while he encapsulates the journey so far for the behemoth family-owned cong... |
5/8/2010 |
Building a corporate Kingdom
The Business Times - May 8 , 2010 Francis Yeoh has every right to think of the world as his oyster, but it is more like his pulpit, instead. The Malaysian billionaire at the helm of the conglomerate, YTL Corporation Bhd, frames most things in near-theatrical terms, as the epic struggle between the godly and the godless. The finan... |
4/3/2010 |
Looking for growth
The Star - April 3 , 2010
More often than not, issues touching on low wages, global competitiveness, equal opportunities, public sector crowding out the private sector and wooing talent, are likely to get Malaysia’s captains of industries impassioned. It’s easy... |
2/19/2010 |
One of Malaysia's richest men, YTL's Francis Yeoh, says M'sia can handle competition
The Star - February 19 , 2010
In a digital age, with commodities and wealth moving at the click of a mouse, it is brutal reality that if we cannot keep up, we will be left behind. But Malaysia’s economy can handle brutal competition. How? With the right policies and not ... |
2/15/2010 |
Compelled by God’s Love
Asian Beacon - February 15 , 2010
"Why would something as seemingly trivial as a Christian bookstore be high on the priority list for a tycoon who heads a RM33 billion business empire?" It doesn't make much business sense, but then again, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh is not your typical b... |
1/9/2010 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, YTL Group Managing Director, answers 10 questions from the readers of ‘The Star’, a leading English newspaper in Malaysia
The Star - January 9 , 2010 To be successful in any given moment, the fundamentals have to be right. I always say, master the three languages first. The language of God – integrity and long term perspectives; the language of Man – ability to articulate a vision and inspire confidence; and the language of Machine... |
10/19/2009 |
YTL Power produced the most inexpensive electricity per unit
The Edge Malaysia - October 19 , 2009
In an interview with The Edge, Yeoh shares some of his views on his companies and how they may fare over the next few years. |
10/9/2009 |
The American or Asian way of life does not exist
Singapore - October 9 , 2009
This last year has taught us that we need to review our preoccupation with the "next booms," so that we could lessen topsy-turvy boom-and-bust cycles as well as control the formation of volatile "bubbles" that drive them. In many ways, the st... |
5/25/2009 |
YTL Scion Fosters Faith-Based Culture in Business
WSJ - May 25 , 2009 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, managing director of YTL Corp. Bhd. and one of Malaysia's most prominent business personalities, is a religious man who makes every effort to practice his Christian values in life and business. Under his stewardship, the YTL group has grown from a single entity in Malays... |
1/23/2009 |
Asiamoney Interview: Francis Yeoh explains YTL’s divine performance
Asiamoney - January 23 , 2009
Well capitalised Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corp. is on the acquisition trail to pick up cheap assets in tough markets. But while Yeoh, who was Asiamoney’s top Malaysia executive in 2008, believes his Christian faith is responsible for YTL&r... |
12/1/2008 |
YTL amongst Malaysia's 20 most valuable brands
The Edge Malaysia - December 1 , 2008 For Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, the strength and value of the YTL brand lies in its ability to deliver on its promises. It may sound basic, but YTL’s emphasis on quality and consistency has won it numerous awards, and built a brand so strong it now has 12 million customers on three cont... |
11/19/2008 |
YTL Looks for Purchases With $3 Billion 'War Chest'
Bloomberg - November 19 , 2008 YTL Corp., the Malaysian builder with water, property and power businesses from Asia to Europe, said it has a "war chest'' of 12 billion ringgit ($3 billion) and is hunting for acquisitions as asset values decline. |
11/1/2008 |
Paying It Forward
Singapore Tatler - November 1 , 2008 But as YTL sails through the Asian financial crisis, the general consensus seems to be that the current crisis offers the company more opportunity. "Incidentally, the Star newspaper put my face and Warren Buffet's together," he says. "And it said that for people like Warren Buf... |
3/1/2008 |
Guardians Of The Fortune
Wealth Magazine - March 1 , 2008 All seven children in the third generation, of whom Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh is the eldest, hold executive positions in the YTL group. Together with their father, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Yeoh Tiong Lay, they take eight seats on the 12-seat board of YTL Corporation and own more than half o... |
3/1/2008 |
Chariots Of Plenty
Wealth Magazine - March 1 , 2008 Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh's hard-edged leadership style has been apparent since he was a teenager. He was the school captain at Victoria's Institution, one of Kuala Lumpur's top four boys' schools, in 1973. That year, he says, the school excelled in nearly every field, from s... |
3/11/2006 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh - the great engineering intelligence
Kuala Lumpur - March 11 , 2006
For all his achievements, he humbly says, "I'm a mere steward of God's will, I'm a willing pencil. I claim nothing in my success, although I do work very, very hard." |
8/31/2004 |
Yeoh: Go-private plan behind YTL's success
Star Online - August 31 , 2004
YTL group managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh has been ranked 21st among Asia’s most powerful businessmen by Fortune magazine in 2004. In his keynote address, “The Power of One'', at Fortune Magazine’s Asia’s Most Powerf... |
6/7/2002 |
Interview With Francis Yeoh, CEO of YTL Corp.
IHT.com - June 7 , 2002
Francis Yeoh may not be a household name but his Malaysian based group , YTL Corp., has built a global presence in power generation, cement and in the water sector, most recently buying Wessex Water of the U.K. from Enron. |
1/4/2002 |
Most influential people in the remaking of Malaysia Inc
The Edge - January 4 , 2002
Malaysia Inc — that 20-year-old collaboration of government leadership and private entrepreneurship — is being reshaped. But to be successful, policies need people, capable and honest people — to implement them, to improve on the... |
8/6/2001 |
Star of Bukit Bintang
The Edge Weekly - August 6 , 2001
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh transformed drab to fab in just six months, handing Kuala Lumpur its swankiest street on a gilt-edged platter. He tells Anita Gabriel and Cheryl Ambrose of the The Edge how he did it. |
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11/20/2023 |
YTL Corp’s Yeoh on Business Operations
November 20 , 2023 YTL Corporation's Executive Chairman Tan Sri (Sir) Francis Yeoh tells Bloomberg about YTL's business operations. |
7/12/2023 |
YTL Corporation: As a publicly listed company, we can't fool around with nepotism and cronyism
July 12 , 2023 Francis Yeoh, chairman of Malaysia's YTL Corporation, tells CNBC's Christine Tan about his succession plans. |
6/16/2023 |
The Unstoppable Malaysians | Tan Sri (Sir) Francis Yeoh
June 16 , 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 |
5/26/2023 |
''Our hotels are seeing a 'sensational turnaround' from tourist uptake''
May 26 , 2023 Francis Yeoh of YTL Corporation says business conditions in all its infrastructure businesses have improved "tremendously." |
12/1/2022 |
Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year - Tan Sri (Sir) Francis Yeoh
December 1 , 2022 YTL Corporation Bhd's executive chairman Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping won the "Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year" at the recent 9th PropertyGuru Asia Awards Malaysia in partnership with iProperty.com.my. |
3/1/2022 |
YTL's Yeoh Builds a $3B War Chest for M&A
March 1 , 2022 Malaysia's YTL Corp. has built a $3B war chest for M&A's and after reporting an 80-percent rise in profits for the second half 2021 sees bright times ahead. YTL's Group Executive Chairman Francis Yeoh was speaking exclusively to Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg'... |
8/4/2021 |
YTL Corp to Focus on Expanding in Southeast Asia: Yeoh
August 4 , 2021 Francis Yeoh, executive chairman at YTL Corp. Group, an integrated infrastructure developer, discusses how covid-19 has impacted his business, his prospects for M&A and his expansion plans. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” |
4/21/2021 |
The secret behind YTL Corp’s enduring legacy
April 21 , 2021 YTL Corp’s executive chairman, Francis Yeoh shares the family’s secret behind creating a long-lasting business for future generations. |
1/22/2021 |
YTL Corp.’s Yeoh on Coronavirus, M&A, Business Strategy
January 22 , 2021 Francis Yeoh, executive chairman at YTL Corp., discusses the impact coronavirus has had on his business, his M&A ambitions and his business strategy. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.” |
6/9/2017 |
Francis Yeoh: It was awesome, and humbling
June 9 , 2017 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, a well-known figure in corporate Malaysia, says that meeting with the various entrepreneurs in the EOY programme has been an awesome, yet humbling experience. |
9/15/2016 |
Belt and Road Summit - Hong Kong's
September 15 , 2016 The inaugural Belt and Road Summit brought together 2,400+ distinguished government officials, senior representatives of international institutions and top business executives from China and countries along the Belt and Road to identify the new business opportunities arising from the Initiative..... |
4/20/2015 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh - Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference, Singapore
April 20 , 2015 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh's concluding keynote at the Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference held at W Sentosa, Singapore on 21 April 2015. |
1/10/2014 |
Is Malaysia the best place to buy a Luxury Watch?
January 10 , 2014 Revolution Watch speak to YTL Land's Managing Director, Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh on the rise of Starhill Gallery in Kuala Lumpur as a power player in the Asian luxury watch market. Interviewed by Adi Soon. |
11/21/2013 |
AJTT VII - Tic Talk: Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh (Part 1)
November 21 , 2013 An exclusive interview with Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh on his passion for watches and the upcoming A Journey Through Time VII. |
11/21/2013 |
AJTT VII - Tic Talk: Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh (Part 2)
November 21 , 2013 An exclusive interview with Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh on his passion for watches and the upcoming A Journey Through Time VII. |
6/3/2013 |
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh speaks to BBC about the M'sia - S'pore fast rail link
June 3 , 2013 Malaysia is facing a general election test this year. Prime Minister Najib Razak is standing behind the nation's $444bn Economic Transformation Programme, which spans a decade, but if his party loses the upcoming elections, this and other such projects currently in the pipeline may not be see... |
4/1/2013 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh speaks with Sharanjit Leyl on BBC Asia's Business Report
April 1 , 2013 Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh speaks with Sharanjit Leyl on BBC Asia's Business Report. |
3/20/2013 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Speaks to Haslinda Amin on Bloomberg TV's Asia's Business
March 20 , 2013 Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh, Managing Director of YTL Corp Bhd speaks with Haslinda Amin on Bloomberg TV's Asia's Business. |
3/12/2013 |
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh speaks to Christine Tan on Asia's Builders Managing Asia CNBC
March 12 , 2013 Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh on Managing Asia, CNBC. |
4/3/2011 |
YTL Chieftain's Frank Discourse on Telco, Power and Property
April 3 , 2011 YTL Corp CEO Tan Sri Francis Yeoh talks about his new 4G network, 'Yes', discussing coverage, subscribers and growth targets and network expansion, and when he expects 'Yes' 4G to turn profitable. He also talks about risks such as price wars and compatible devices. He then talks a... |
8/8/2010 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Squawk Box interview on CNBC
August 8 , 2010 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Squawk Box interview on CNBC |
3/9/2010 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh interview with Bloomberg
March 9 , 2010 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh interview with Bloomberg on Malaysia's economic growth. |
3/8/2010 |
Tan Sri Francis Yeoh interview with Phil Yen from CNBC
March 8 , 2010 Tan Sri Francis Yeoh interview with Phil Yen from CNBC on Market Wrap. |
11/27/2009 |
Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo
November 27 , 2009 CNBC's world-renowned anchor, Maria Bartiromo, interviewed Tan Sri (Dr) Francis Yeoh at the CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards 2009. The event gathered the most influential names in both industry and government under one roof to celebrate vision and the spirit of achievement in business leader... |
4/17/2009 |
World Business: Francis Yeoh Interview with Alan Friedman
April 17 , 2009 World Business: Head of the YTL group, Francis Yeoh is one of Asias most prominent businessmen, voted one of the continents most successful CEOs last year by Asia money magazine. He has a reputation for shrewd investments and picking up undervalued assets. So when our executive editor Alan Friedm... |