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FOUNDER AND GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF
SKYWORLD DEVELOPMENT DATUK NG THIEN PHING
IS WORKING TIRELESSLY IN PURSUIT OF HIS VISION TO
BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT KUALA LUMPUR
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GROW AND PROSPER.WORDS HOLLY JOHNSON • IMAGES SKYWORLD DEVELOPMENT SDN BHDB
orn into poverty in Kuala Krai,
Kelantan, Datuk Ng has worked
hard for everything he has. “I
didn’t come from a privileged
family. While our neighbours
and friends spoke about buying
new toys, clothes and bicycles, my family’s
priority was simple – to own a home one
day,” he recalls. Growing up, his family of five
lived in a rented one-bedroom kampong
house, so it’s unsurprising that he dreamed
of creating a better place to live.
“Nothing comes easy in life. You must
first have a big heart, a good attitude and
belief in yourself,” he says. “While other
children drew cartoons, I drew a globe- envisioning a world where everyone lives
in harmony.” The family eventually bought
a house for RM25,000 and it was then
that he truly realised the unmistakable
importance of having a home.
Starting his career in corporate training,
Datuk Ng made the decision to form his
own company at age 22, in the aftermath
of the 1997 AFC. Within three years, his
business, NTP World Forum, had become
the largest training provider in Malaysia,
with clientele such as PETRONAS Group,
Matsushita Group of Companies, Hitachi
Group of Companies, Malaysia Mining
Corporation, and Suria KLCC.
In 2008, Datuk Ng decided to embark
on a journey into property development,
establishing NTP World Development as thecomes
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