A philanthropist in the news—someone who made a huge donation or launched a big project in the past year—is more likely to find himself here. We try to highlight new names each year.
* Back To His Roots—Forbes Asia
He sighs, "I wish I could go back to that first (1935) constitution. I would give the Philippines much less freedom but much more authority to an honest president."
* Miner on the Move—Forbes Asia
Chanin, 57, is the youngest of six brothers from a Chinese sugarcane-milling family in the wild western province of Kanchanaburi. Originally named Wong, their father and two other families set up ...
* Avoiding Sins, and Pirates
It touched a two-decade low of 663 in December after sinking 94% from its all-time peak of 11793 on May 20 of last year. One factor: a 15% to 20% drop in China's demand for iron ore in the last few months of last year, probably because it was allowing inventories to run down.
* 48 Heroes of Philanthropy
The global financial crisis is hammering fortunes all over Asia, but the past year was still a good one for philanthropy as tycoons and more modest donors tried to maintain their charity commitments ... I was a contributor to this annual list of philanthropists in Asia in the March 12 issue of Forbes Asia magazine.... Continue Reading →
Susan J Cunningham 