The Straits Trading Company Limited | 6,223 followers on LinkedIn. Conglomerate-investment company in resources, property and hospitality. | Incorporated in 1887, The Straits Trading Company Limited is a conglomerate-investment company with operations and financial interests in resources, property, and hospitality. These include majority or strategic stakes in the world’s third-largest tin producer, Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad, which is dual listed on Bursa Malaysia and SGX-ST; ARA Asset Management Limited and Far East Hospitality Holdings as well as a diversified property portfolio and real estate investment that are wholly-owned by the Group.