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Feb 14, 2023 · The untimely death of Mr. Loh Kah Keng, who died aged 39, was a high profile case especially among Penangites as he was the adopted son of Malaysian tycoon Datuk Loh Boon Siew, founder of Boon Siew Sdn. Bhd and Malaysia’s first sole distributor of Honda vehicles.
The stark brutality of Mr. Loh’s murder is a haunting image etched into the memories of those who followed the case. Found in his bedroom at Datuk Loh’s beach villa, the victim, aged 39, lay lifeless, with telephone wires intricately coiled around his neck and hands.
Aug 14, 2016 · The death of Loh Kah Kheng, the younger of the two sons of Boon Siew, designated to be successor of his vast business empire, grabbed headlines in 1987 when he died mysteriously at his bungalow after experiencing marital problems. In 1999, tragedy struck again.
In fact, Kah Kheng was Oriental Holdings’ managing director at the time of his death. Then, in 1999, Kah Kheng’s son Loh Yu Jen died after falling from a condominium. With Kah Kheng’s passing, Boon Siew’s eldest son Kar Bee was said to be uninterested in taking over the business.
Datuk Robert Wong Lum Kong, the husband of Loh’s eldest daughter Ean, took over Kah Kheng’s position as managing director of Oriental Holdings after the latter’s death. Loh’s second daughter Cheng Yean was appointed chairman of Oriental Holdings about two months after her father’s death.
Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew (Chinese: 駱文秀; pinyin: Luò Wénxiù; Jyutping: Lok3 Man4 Sau3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo̍h Bûn-siù; 1915 – 1995) also known by locals as “Mr Honda”, was a Penangite tycoon and the first sole distributor of Honda motorcycles in Malaysia.
After Boon Siew passed away in 1995, the Oriental group was headed by Datuk Loh Cheng Yean — his daughter — together with her brothers-in-law Datuk Robert Wong and Datuk Seri Lim Su Tong. The third generation, headed by Kian Chong and several of his cousins, came on board in 2015.
