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