Beste South East Asia podcasts (2025)

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Sengkham Phinith (1940-2022), civil engineer and former Vice Minister of Construction of Lao PDR 13:08

4d ago13:08

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Sengham Phinith was born on 2 December, 1940 near the Lao capital, Vientianne. He trained as a civil engineer rising to Vice Minister of Construction before being falsely accused, dismissed and exiled to a remote region for four years. The way he dealt with this cruel experience is inspirational. On his release in 1988 he founded a civil engineerin…

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Shahnaz Husain (born 1941) is the founder of The Shahnaz Husain Group of India which is internationally renowned for organic beauty care, based on Ayurveda, blending ancient traditions with advanced techniques ... 30:33

7d ago30:33

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Shahnaz Husain has built an enormous health care business from very humble beginnings starting in her New Delhi home. It is an extraordinary life where she was born into a conservative Muslim family, married at 15 and became a mother at 16, spent time in Tehran before being ordered to return to India by her father when he heard that Shahnaz and her…

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Vijaypat Singhania (born 1938) is a member of the prominent Indian Singhania family having been chairman and managing director of the leading textile company, Raymond Group 38:24

12d ago38:24

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Vijaypat Singhania, often known as VPS, has led an extraordinary life which is unique in many ways. He was born into a prominent and successful Marwari "joint family" whose original business was founded over a century ago, experienced an unhappy childhood at the hands of a "wicked stepmother", was betrothed at 12 to his future wife who was 9 at the…

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U Nay Oke was born into a prominent Burmese family in 1943 and is the founder of a well known English language school 1:08:34

21d ago1:08:34

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There is a chapter on U Nay Oke's life in my South East Asian Added Value book. However, I also interviewed U Nay Oke a few years ago for my Myanmar Oral History podcast ( https://myanmaroralhistoryprojectlifestories.buzzsprout.com) and, although it is a far longer interview than what is covered on the chapter on his life in the book, I thought you…

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Phu Kok An, founder of Anco Brothers Cambodia (born 1954) 22:11

27d ago22:11

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Okhna (Lord) Phu Kok An has had a remarkable life. He successfully navigated the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime and the life threatening risks of being killed by pirates when he was involved in the early days of smuggling goods from Thailand to Vietnam during the US trade embargo. He then moved into the cigarette business and for many decades ha…

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Henry Sy, Founder of SM Investments/SM Group of the Philippines (1934-2019) 14:18

29d ago14:18

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Henry Sy, the founder of SM Investments/SM Group (https://www.sminvestments.com/) started with a small shoe shop in Manila and built the business into the largest shopping mall business in the Philippines and China along with many department stores, supermarkets and grocery stores. The business also includes Banco de Oro and numerous real estate pr…

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Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is Non Executive Chairman of Cipla, a major Indian generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. 39:40

29d ago39:40

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Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is Non Executive Chairman of Cipla (https://www.cipla.com/), a major generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. I interviewed him around 2005 in his office in Mumbai. His story appears in my first Indian life story book, "Added Value - the life stories of Indian busines…

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Captain Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair, Indian (1922-2014), the founder of the Leela Hotel Group 19:50

29d ago19:50

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Captain Krishnan Nair led an extraordinary life as you will hear from the excerpts I will read from the chapter on his life in Added Value - the life stories of Indian business leaders (published 2010 by Roli Books - https://rolibooks.com/). He founded The Leela Hotel Group (https://www.theleela.com/). Please note that these interviews took place s…

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Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Indonesian - founder and chairman of the Sinar Mas Group (1921-2019) 23:10

29d ago23:10

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I interviewed Eka Tjipta Widjaja around 1995 when he was in his mid 70s and had already started handing over day to day running of Sinar Mas (https://www.sinarmas.com/en/) to his sons. His was a remarkable life and I must admit I was amazed at the ingenuity and business acumen he demonstrated from an early age and how he worked his way through his …

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G M Rao, Founder and Chairman of GMR Group, India (born 1950) 29:34

29d ago29:34

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Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (often known as "GMR") is the founder and Chairman of GMR Group, a major Indian conglomerate with businesses in a range of sectors such as airports (e.g. Delhi, Hyderabad, Goa and Medan), Energy (a mix of coal, gas and renewables), Transportation (e.g highways), Urban Infrastructure and Aero Services - see https://www.gmrgr…

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Introduction to podcast on life stories of leading South East Asian and Indian businessmen and women 1:45

29d ago1:45

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I have written three life story books - two on India and one on South East Asia. The first being Added Value - the life stories of leading South East Asian business people published in 1999 by Murmeli , the second being Added Value - the life stories of Indian business leaders published in 2010 by Roli Books (https://rolibooks.com/) and the third b…

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Life stories of Indian and South East Asian business leaders

Peter Church

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Sengkham Phinith (1940-2022), civil engineer and former Vice Minister of Construction of Lao PDR 13:08

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Shahnaz Husain (born 1941) is the founder of The Shahnaz Husain Group of India which is internationally renowned for organic beauty care, based on Ayurveda, blending ancient traditions with advanced techniques ... 30:33

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Vijaypat Singhania (born 1938) is a member of the prominent Indian Singhania family having been chairman and managing director of the leading textile company, Raymond Group 38:24

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U Nay Oke was born into a prominent Burmese family in 1943 and is the founder of a well known English language school 1:08:34

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Phu Kok An, founder of Anco Brothers Cambodia (born 1954) 22:11

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Henry Sy, Founder of SM Investments/SM Group of the Philippines (1934-2019) 14:18

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Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is Non Executive Chairman of Cipla, a major Indian generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. 39:40

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Captain Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair, Indian (1922-2014), the founder of the Leela Hotel Group 19:50

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Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Indonesian - founder and chairman of the Sinar Mas Group (1921-2019) 23:10

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G M Rao, Founder and Chairman of GMR Group, India (born 1950) 29:34

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Introduction to podcast on life stories of leading South East Asian and Indian businessmen and women 1:45

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