Pete, page-7

Not suicide according to the public records, but I wouldn't rule it out: "he was having breakfast alone at his house in Persiaran Persekutuan, Seri Bukit Persekutuan when he collapsed, with his head hitting the corner of the table." ???

http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?sec=nation&file=/2011/3/30/nation/20110330214119



It does show how easy a fraud can be committed, and how little the auditors actually know:

"all information concerning the Finance Arrangements was withheld by FZH from Zheng He’s Directors, Australian management and auditors, with the result that, at all relevant times prior to his death on 30 March 2011 (and indeed prior to July 2011), no Directors of the Company (other than Dato' Tan and Rong Cheng Wei) were aware in any respect of the Finance Arrangements;"​