Uncovering the Myths of Two 19th-century Hokkien Business Personalities in the Straits Settlements
The aim of this paper is to uncover and clarify the identities of two 19th-century Hokkien business personalities, namely Khoo Thean Poh 邱天保 and Khoo Tiong Poh 邱忠波, who had their business operating centre based in Penang and Singapore respectively, the two most important ports-of-call of the British colonies in Southeast Asia.