He has now returned to the private architecture firm he set up with his late wife, Ling Siew May, and which is now run by one of his two sons.

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In the late 1960s dealmaker Jimmy Ling made a fast (and fleeting) fortune buying up the stock of companies and paying for it with convertible debentures of his conglomerate, LTV.

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And, said Ling, he is confident the space will grow as society opens up to the possibilities of sharing with strangers.

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Manager Martin Ling recently revealed that the club are on the hunt for an addition to their coaching set-up.

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