Rich Singaporeans

Forbes has published its inaugural list of the 40 richest Singaporeans:

Here are the top ten richest.


Here are ten of Singapore's largest publicly traded companies and the people who run them.

Company	Tycoon (Rank)	Market Cap (US$Mil)		Industry	Perf YTD (%)
United Overseas Bank	Wee Cho Yaw (4)	$14,800		banking	4.8%
OCBC	Lee Seng Wee (5)	12,600		banking	-5.2
City Developments Ltd.	Kwek Leng Beng (3)	5,200		real estate	4.0
Venture Corp.	Wong Ngit Liong (24)	2,000		electronics	-14.5
Olam International	Murli Kewalram Chanrai (7)	1,400		agriculture/trade	-5.3
Raffles Education	Chew Hua Seng (11)	820		schools	48.8
Labroy Marine	Tan Boy Tee (12)	780		shipping	74.1
Wing Tai Holdings	Cheng Wai Keung (18)	760		retail/textile	13.6
Hyflux	Olivia Lum (17)	680		water purification	-24.4
OSIM International	Ron Sim Chye Hock (15)	570		health products	26.0