The billionaire was born in the village of Rantau 80 years ago and never dreamed he would one day become one of Australia’s richest men, let alone the founder of one of the most successful master-planned cities in the world.
“I was born in war-torn Malaysia and grew up in abject poverty in a small village with no electricity and very little running water. I studied under a kerosene lamp and I was not a naturally gifted student, ” he told Bernama from Brisbane. Now for the first time ever, Sinnathamby, and his business partner Bob Sharpless, are seeking a partner, or consortia of partners, who are committed to working with their company, Springfield City Group, to fast track the growth of the city’s economy and build even greater amenity for its people and the city.
Legislation to allow planning approval for the city was passed unanimously by the Queensland Parliament in 1997, which means in addition to a future population of over 136,000 residents, Greater Springfield is also home to 2,685,600 sq metres of future mixed-use gross floor area. By comparison, the entire amount of privately owned commercial floorspace in central Singapore only equates to 3,625,237 sq metres.
A pity that the development is not in Malaysia....
the key is education, not something else. work hard, dont depends on others to spoonfed you.
Invite the low-class fools over here whom always need dedak, handouts and quota for everything.
A gain to Australia , a lost to Malaysia