He was also known as Phraya Rasda, which is a title that was bestowed upon him by King Rama V. Among the people of Thailand, he was also known as the father of Thailand’s rubber industry, as he introduced rubber cultivation in Trang in the 20th century.
His Majesty King Chulalongkorn's half brother Prince Damrong loved and trusted Mr Khaw for his honesty. He was therefore entrusted with overseeing the development of the six provinces of the Andaman region.
At that time many of Phuket’s neighbouring countries were colonised by European powers. For example, Penang, had become, comparatively speaking, a very civilized city under British rule.
Mr Kaw made a visit and as he was a man with vision, he learned all about this new world with its new technology to bring it back to Phuket. He brought all the know-how and innovation back with the aim of helping those who lived in remote places throughout the southern part of the western coast of Siam.
There is a letter that exists written by Mr Kaw that warns his people to invest more in agriculture as the price of tin was too unpredictable. He therefore began to promote the precious tree of para rubber for the economy of his people in the southern part of Thailand.
This year was the 100th anniversary of Mr Khaw Sim Bee’s death. He had a huge impact, not only for southerners, but for eastern, northern and northeastern people too. Para tubber is now an economic staple of Thailand and Thailand is now the biggest country in the world for para rubber production.