"Now, no one wants to know Eric Chia. I can count the number of my friends. But that's life.''
(Sekarang, tiada siapa ingin mengenali Eric Chia. Saya boleh mengira (dengan jari) kawan-kawan saya. Itulah lumrah kehidupan).
Itulah curahan hati bekas pengarah urusan Perwaja Steel, Eric Chia, kepada Singapore Straits Times dalam satu temuramah pada tahun 2000 selepas bekas Menteri Kewangan Anwar Ibrahim memberitahu Parliamen pada tahun 1996 bahawa Perwaja rugi RM2.9 billion kerana pengurusan yang lemah dan penyelewengan pembayaran dan kontrak.
Eric Chia melalui perjalanan kehidupan penuh cabaran. Melalui kehidupan yang penuh getir sebelum mengukir kejayaan bersama UMW. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/29/business/20785687&sec=business
Setelah dipuji kerana kejayaannya menguruskan Perwaja Steel di Kemaman, beliau dikeji atas apa yang berlaku di Perwaja Rolling Mill di Gurun. Perjalanan hidup Eric Chia berakhir hari ini.
Eric Chia Meninggal Dunia Di Hotel Miliknya
SUNGAI PETANI, 24 Jun (Bernama) -- Bekas Pengarah Urusan Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd Tan Sri Eric Chia Eng Hock meninggal dunia di Hotel Park Avenue miliknya di sini hari ini.Jurucakap polis berkata, Chia, 75, meninggal dunia di bilik peribadinya pada 9 pagi tadi akibat sakit tua."Sehingga petang ini, mayat masih berada berada di hotel. Kaum keluarganya sedang membuat urusan pengkebumian," katanya ketika ditemui di hotel itu di sini.Kumpulan wartawan bagaimanapun sukar untuk menemui keluarga mendiang bagi mendapat komen dan sebaliknya hanya dibenarkan berlegar di kawasan lobi hotel itu.Bulan ini genap setahun, Chia, yang dibayangi dengan pelbagai tuduhan rasuah melibatkan kontrak Perwaja Steel, dibebas dan dilepaskan daripada tuduhan pecah amanah melibatkan RM76.4 juta oleh Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur tanpa dipanggil membuat pembelaan.Pada 26 Jun tahun lepas, Hakim Akhtar Tahir mengumumkan keputusan itu selepas pihak pendakwaan gagal mengemukakan bukti yang cukup. Sepanjang perbicaraan itu, Chia yang uzur, hadir menaiki kerusi roda.
MALAYSIA'S former steel tycoon Eric Chia, a close associate of ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad and who was acquitted on charges of embezzlement has died aged 74.
Chia, who was managing director of the government-owned steel company Perwaja, died at about 5pm in a city hospital after suffering breathing difficulties, the Star daily reported on its website.
The tycoon made headlines in 1994 when he was charged with criminal breach of trust for misappropriating 76.4 million ringgit and Perwaja almost collapsed under debts exceeding three billion dollars.
The wheelchair-bound Chia, upon his acquittal last year, said his vindication had come too late, the Star reported.
Chia said he had lost his family and was estranged from his son and daughter because of the shame, the report said. Dr Mahathir could not be reached for comment.
Perwaja was one of several massive industrial projects initiated by Dr Mahathir in the 1990s to turn Malaysia into a regional high-tech manufacturing, financial and telecommunications hub.
The projects also included national car company Proton and the Astro satellite television service. -- AFP
Chia, who was managing director of the government-owned steel company Perwaja, died at about 5pm in a city hospital after suffering breathing difficulties, the Star daily reported on its website.
The tycoon made headlines in 1994 when he was charged with criminal breach of trust for misappropriating 76.4 million ringgit and Perwaja almost collapsed under debts exceeding three billion dollars.
The wheelchair-bound Chia, upon his acquittal last year, said his vindication had come too late, the Star reported.
Chia said he had lost his family and was estranged from his son and daughter because of the shame, the report said. Dr Mahathir could not be reached for comment.
Perwaja was one of several massive industrial projects initiated by Dr Mahathir in the 1990s to turn Malaysia into a regional high-tech manufacturing, financial and telecommunications hub.
The projects also included national car company Proton and the Astro satellite television service. -- AFP
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