Al-Boukhari was almost nothing to Malaysia among the richest men. He port facilities and an airport in southern Malaysia, and the accumulation of interests in real estate, hotels, power plants, rubber plantations, banks, retail and construction.

It is possible that Al-Boukhari spray at the end of part or all of its plants in its foundation. This Malaysia some of the biggest companies and large infrastructure developments is not controlled by the government or a family, but by specialists, on behalf of charity.

Khoo Teck Puat, a Malaysian, has lived in Singapore and in possession of nearly 15 percent of the Standard Chartered Bank, where he died in 2004, with the headquarters of the Khoo Foundation during the year 1981, a contribution on medical care, health and educational causes. After his death, 30 percent of his fortune, or $ US1.5 billion, was sent to the Foundation. Another US3.5 million went to Singapore National Foundation dialysis and several million more in Singapore was another body to buy a large collection of ceramics from the Tang dynasty. This year, the Foundation had a $ US60 million from the National University of Singapore for medical research, $ US13 million to set up an Institute for Research on Cancer and $ US82 million to help a capacity of 550 beds hospital.

Another important element is the foundation of Singapore Yong Loo Lin Trust, by another family business. During 2005, which had the confidence of $ US70 million NIS at the School of Medicine and by the year 2003, $ US20 million to the university for its Conservatory of Music.

The Ayala Foundation of the rich family Ayala, is a leading corporate donor to the Philippines. It supports a large number of good works to improve the welfare of citizens. The Foundation also has an arm of the USA, Filipinos, a contribution to social development programmes in the Philippines.

Similarly, the Philippines, John Gokongwei, the founder of the world’s largest business groups in the country, JG Summit Holdings, last year announced his intention to comply 25 per cent of its interest in JG the top of a non-profit foundation is to enable the country poor and indigent. Gokongwei specifically cited Li Ka-shing as a source of inspiration for his own work and for this gift in particular.

JG Summit Holdings is very diversified, with offices in real estate, banking, financial, food, petrochemicals, textiles, hotels, electricity, cement and telecommunications. A quarter of all people at present to do the work for charitable purposes.

This small but growing trend to transfer assets of companies, charitable foundations to improve corporate governance in Asia. Installation of professional management to maximize shareholder value in the interest of charity is one reason why the Tata Group of India and Ayala group on the Philippines are leaders in their respective countries, good governance. The company key players in Asia might look like a series of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation adds another interesting dimension of the activity in Asia.