Late Genting heiress Lim Siew Kim sharply reduced the cash inheritances left to her daughters following conflicts and serious allegations against them. In her first will dated November 2, 2021, she bequeathed RM10 million in cash to each daughter, T'Shiao Li and Kimberly Chan [1, 2].
However, in a second will dated April 11, 2022, the cash amounts dropped to RM900,000 for T'Shiao Li and RM100,000 for Kimberly Chan [1, 2]. This will is disputed as its original document was destroyed and no copy was produced in court [3]. Despite this, lawyer Datuk Low Beng Choo, who drafted the wills, testified she can verify its contents since she prepared it [3].
Lim Siew Kim’s feelings of betrayal stemmed from theft allegations and false claims involving her daughters and disputes over decisions related to her mental state and life support. Low Beng Choo testified that the late heiress was angry and said, “She gave me a very angry, very definite ‘No, no change. They do not deserve it. They are lucky I am providing some’” when asked about reverting the inheritance to the original sums [1, 2]. The lawyer added, “[T'Shiao Li] and her husband were stealing and making false claims from the companies they were involved in. [Siew Kim] felt very betrayed” [1].
During the drafting of the third and final will on April 28, 2022, Lim Siew Kim, who was lucid and of sound mind despite undergoing cancer treatment, insisted on keeping the reduced cash bequests unchanged [1, 3, 2].
The estate in question is valued at approximately RM1.6 billion, with about 70% allocated to the Dikim Foundation. Low Beng Choo serves as the sole trustee of the foundation named in the wills [1, 3, 2].
The daughters contest statements attributed to their late mother as hearsay and deny the validity of the alleged remarks [1].
Lawyer Low Beng Choo testified on June 8-9, 2026, detailing Lim Siew Kim’s mental state and intentions amidst the inheritance dispute [1, 3, 2]. The case continues with ongoing examination of the wills and the parties’ claims.
