Anastasia Tjendri-Liew
Anastasia Tjendri-Liew (Born in 1947, Bangka Island, Indonesia) is the founder and managing director of Bengawan Solo, one of Singapore's bakery franchises. Tjendri-Liew was born in Indonesia and immigrated to Singapore in 1970. Bengawan Solo has expanded from a single store to a chain with over 40 locations under her supervision. Early years. Tjendri-Liew grew up in Palembang, Indonesia, as the third of eight children born on the Indonesian island of Bangka. Her mother was a stay-at-home mom, while her father managed a grocery store. She excelled at school, generally placed  in the top three of her class, but there were limited educational opportunities during her adolescence. Shew took cooking lessons and began teaching cooking as a way to earn money to further her education. Awards. Anastasia was the first woman to receive the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises' Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998. In 2008, she was also awarded the Public Service Medal. In 2013, she was awarded the Public Service Star.