{
  "id": 13417647,
  "title": "Chef Wan reveals Kuching pioneer Ong is his great-grandfather",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/chef-wan-reveals-kuching-pioneer-ong-is-his-great-grandfather",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T12:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/10/10/chef-wan-reveals-kuching-pioneer-ong-is-his-great-grandfather"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Celebrity chef Redzuawan Ismail, known as Chef Wan, has revealed that his great-grandfather was a prominent Kuching pioneer named Ong Tiang Swee. The revelation came during Chef Wan's visit to the Chinese History Museum in Sarawak’s capital city. Chef Wan shared the news on Instagram, stating, \"Just imagine, this is my great-grandfather, Ong Tiang Swee. These are all the pioneers and community leaders.\"\n\nOng Tiang Swee, who passed away in Kuching in 1950, received a state funeral and has a road named after him in the capital. Chef Wan explained that Ong was his maternal grandmother's father. Additionally, he shared that Ong was one of two Chinese individuals nominated to the Sarawak legislative council in 1937.\n\nDuring the Japanese invasion, Ong Tiang Swee's wealth was seized, and the family lost everything. Chef Wan revealed that his great-grandmother was sent back to Singapore with his mother.",
  "summary": "He said prominent merchant Ong Tiang Swee was one of two Chinese people nominated to the Sarawak legislative council in 1937.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Chef Wan reveals Kuching pioneer Ong Tiang Swee was his great-grandfather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/chef-wan-reveals-kuching-pioneer-ong-tiang-swee-was-his-great",
        "published": "2026-10-10T04:21:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Chef Wan reveals Kuching pioneer Ong is his great-grandfather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/chef-wan-reveals-kuching-pioneer-ong-is-his-great-grandfather-13418761",
        "published": "2026-10-10T12:48:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}