Saturday June 12, 2010
Up Close and Personal with Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara
By TEE LIN SAY
FOR Masterskill Education Group Bhd’s founder Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara, who spent most of his early years growing up in the estates, it was a big deal when he secured a seat in a local university many years ago. But this he could not have envisaged until it finally happened – owning one.
…Edmund’s indulgences are his children and chess. Today, Edmund has an eclectic collection of close to 500 chess sets from across the globe.
His passion for the game has seen him start the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association, of which he is founder and director. He is also the director of the Asian Chess Federation.
Edmund was a gold medalist in the inter-varsity competition in 1998 when he represented University Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Here is the full article.
Nice collection.