The Wealth of Grab Founder Anthony Tan, Whose Wife is Accused of Supporting Israel

Kekayaan Pendiri Grab Anthony Tan yang Istrinya Dituding Dukung Israel

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags is as follows: "The Wealth of Grab Founder Anthony Tan, Whose Wife is Accused of Supporting Israel."

The Wealth of Grab Founder Anthony Tan, Whose Wife is Accused of Supporting Israel

"Dream - Chloe Tong, the wife of Anthony Tan -- founder of the online transportation service Grab, is currently being discussed by netizens from Indonesia, Malaysia, to Singapore. This is because Chloe Tong is allegedly supporting Zionist Israel."

This started from Chloe Tong's Instagram story post with her family who had a vacation in Israel. Chloe admitted to enjoying the trip. As a result, many netizens judged her for supporting Israel and decided to no longer use the Grab application.

"Clarification"

After going viral on social media, Chloe then provided clarification through her Grab Malaysia account. "The screenshot of my Instagram story from a few weeks ago suddenly got lifted and maliciously circulated out of context to trigger more hatred," quoted from the @grabmy account.

Chloe explained that the upload of her vacation was posted before she understood what was happening in Israel and Gaza. Chloe also hopes for peace. "The Instastory post was made before I understood everything that is happening in Israel and Gaza. Like any other human being, I hope for a ceasefire and peace. I am just sad and feel very helpless about the many innocent lives lost," she wrote.

"Profile and Wealth of Anthony Tan"

Grab itself is a platform from Malaysia headquartered in Singapore. According to Forbes, Anthony Tan's wealth in 2021 is estimated to reach US$790 million or around Rp12.27 trillion. In that year, Tan successfully entered the list of the 50 richest people in Singapore.

Tan was born into a conglomerate family owned by Tan Chong Motors. However, he did not want to join his family's company and chose to start his own business. Tan has aspired to be an entrepreneur since the age of 6.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Male born in December 1982 in Singapore, he pursued his studies at the University of Chicago and Harvard Business School. Interestingly, Tan is a classmate of Nadiem Makarim, who is the founder of Gojek Indonesia."

During his college years, Tan became interested in the world of technology after meeting technology entrepreneurs and one of the founders of YouTube, Steve Chen. Tan, along with his friend Tan Hooi Ling, then participated in an annual business competition. He successfully became the runner-up with his business idea that aimed to transform the taxi market in Malaysia.

Then, they used prize money, savings, and investment from Mrs. Tan to start My Teksi as a taxi booking company in 2012. My Teksi received support from venture capital firms Global GGV, Tiger Global, Hill House Capital, and Softbank Japan in 2014. My Teksi changed its name to Grab. Grab's headquarters moved from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore in 2017.

"Grab Indonesia Buka Suara" translates to "Grab Indonesia Speaks Out" in English.

"Returning to the issue of Tan's wife who is suspected of supporting Israel, Grab Indonesia also issued an official statement, affirming that they do not support any actions. They also do not take a neutral stance in protecting human rights. 'We do not take a neutral stance in the absolute protection of human rights, and support efforts to create real and fair peace,' said Neneng Goenadi, Country Managing Director of Grab Indonesia, as quoted from Liputan6.com."

On Sunday (November 5, 2023), Grab Indonesia announced that they and OVO Indonesia are donating. The donation is given to the victims of the Gaza or Palestine Conflict with a donation of approximately Rp3.5 billion. "Grab Indonesia and OVO are donating humanitarian funds of Rp3.5 billion to help the victims affected by the conflict in Gaza (Palestine). The assistance will be channeled through BenihBaik.com, an independent crowdfunding and CSR marketplace platform in Indonesia," wrote @grabid.

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