A Kuala Lumpur court has allowed two administrators to resume managing Lim Siew Kim’s estimated RM1.6 billion estate, while leaving the dispute over her will unresolved.
On Nov. 13, 2026, High Court Judge Datuk Mahazan Mat Taib rejected Marcus Chan Jau Chwen’s application to remove Datuk Satharuban Sivasubramaniam and Khoo Siew Kiat, the estate’s joint administrators. Chan was ordered to pay them RM30,000 in costs.
Chan obtained an interim injunction on Jan. 23, 2026, that stopped the administrators from carrying out their role. The court discharged the injunction, allowing them to act again under its supervision.
Their court-supervised role still comes with conditions: they must keep records of estate property, stay within the terms of their appointment and present expense and remuneration claims for review. The decision did not give blanket approval for payments or transactions.
Chan alleged that the administrators mishandled payments and interfered in companies connected to the estate. Judge Mahazan found insufficient grounds to remove them, according to reports of the hearing. Reports describe Chan as a 30% beneficiary of the residuary estate, rather than of the estate as a whole.
Lim died in July 2022 at age 73. Two of her daughters filed a probate suit on Jan. 19, 2023, challenging a will said to have been executed on Apr. 28, 2022. The High Court appointed the administrators on Nov. 27, 2023, while the dispute was pending. The Nov. 13 decision did not determine whether the will was valid or how beneficiaries’ entitlements should be divided.
Anglo-Eastern Plantations PLC’s 2025 annual report says Genton International Ltd held 20,247,814 shares in the company, equal to 52.6% of voting rights, as of March 31, 2026. The report identifies Lim Siew Kim’s estates as the source of Genton’s ultimate beneficial ownership and says probate is ongoing.
The Edge Malaysia reported that the main trial is expected to continue in January 2027; its report gave no specific hearing date.
