Career
Its overseas timber operations in Papua New Guinea is the largest in that country. He also has interests in logging operations in Russia. Tan Sri Datuk Tiong resides in Sibu, a town in Sarawak, of Borneo island that is part of Malaysia.
With a Netto worth of about United States$1.8 billion, Tiong is ranked by Forbes as the 840th richest person in the world.
Tiong"s Rimbunan Hijau Group operates Sin Chew Jit Poh and Guang Ming Daily, two of the major Chinese national dailies in Malaysia. They also operate The National Daily in Papua New Guinea and Ming Pao Holdings Limited in Hong Kong.
He is forging a global Chinese publishing group with his Ming Pao Enterprises. Ming Pao newspaper is also available in San Francisco, New York, Vancouver and Toronto.