ðə ɡɹˈuːp ɡɹˈuː ɹˈæpɪdli ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz ɪn məlˈeɪʒə, tˈaɪlənd, sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ, fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, dʒəpˈæn, ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The group grew rapidly in the early 1980s to include properties in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, and the United States.