Tapping Into Success

The son of a rubber tapper, Dang Tai Luk shares how he built a retail empire

- Aaron Pereira

For Dang Tai Luk, the visionary man behind retail chain MyNews, his journey to entrepreneurial success is one defined by grit and perseverance—qualities he learned and inherited from his parents.

Growing up with eight other siblings in Air Tawar, Perak, Dang shares the catalyst that changed their humble circumstances: “I once overheard my father say to my mother, ‘Let’s not breed another generation of rubber tappers; let’s work hard to educate our children.’”

Witnessing his father supplement their income with a small welding business to support the family and send most of his siblings to further their studies abroad sparked an entrepreneurial spirit in Dang at a young age. After completing his degree and master’s in computer science at the University of Manitoba, Canada, he returned home and soon ventured into two business stints that, sadly, didn’t work out. Several years later,