Sarkies Brothers
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The Sarkies Brothers were a group of four Armenian brothers, best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout South-East Asia. The brothers were:
- Martin Sarkies (1852-1912)
- Tigran Sarkies (1861-1912)
- Aviet Sarkies (1862-1923)
- Arshak Sarkies (1868-1931)
In chronological order, the hotels founded by the brothers were:
- 1884: Eastern Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- 1885: Oriental Hotel, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- 1889: Eastern and Oriental merged into Eastern & Oriental Hotel
- 1887: Raffles Hotel, Singapore
- 1891: Kartika Wijaya, Batu, Java, Indonesia[1]
- 1901: Strand Hotel, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar)
- 1910: Hotel Majapahit (as Hotel Oranje), Surabaya, Indonesia
