Chet Singh: The Sikh administrator who helped build Penang’s Silicon Valley

By Asia Samachar  | Malaysia | Chet Singh Karam Singh, the pioneering administrator who helped transform Penang from an economically struggling state into a global electronics manufacturing powerhouse, died on Tuesday (Nov 10). He was 90. The first general manager of the Penang Development Corporation (PDC), Chet worked closely with then chief minister Dr Lim

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