Market rigger John Soh called involvement with Quah Su-Ling a '10-year-old infrastructure'

John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling clicked despite their disparate backgrounds. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - He was the son of a shopkeeper in a rubber estate, while she came from old money in Malaysia.

In contrast to John Soh Chee Wen's relatively humble beginnings, Quah Su-Ling was from one of the old wealthy Penang families with her own network of ultra high net worth individuals stretching across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong, according to The Edge Singapore.

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