Berjaya Corp. has interests in gaming, property development, hotels and fast-food franchises.

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He had to sell holdings in a life insurance and telephone company, Digi, to meet obligations on his latest megaproject, Berjaya Times Square.

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But how many would have mentioned Berjaya Sports Toto?

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Berjaya Retail listed on the country's stock exchange in August 2010, but Mr. Tan took the company private less than nine months later amid depressed share prices, saying investors had undervalued it.

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Berjaya Retail listed on the country's stock exchange in August 2010, but faced with depressed share prices Mr. Tan took the company private less than nine months later, saying investors had undervalued it.

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Mr. Tan, founder of conglomerate Berjaya Corp.

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In the hope of finding future growth, developers are turning to mixed-use centers, projects that combine retail, dining, entertainment and residential living units, not unlike some of the new Asian malls, like the Beijing Mall and Berjaya Times Square in Malaysia.

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