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Get for me: Singapore's 50 greatest athletes

Here is the list of Singapore's 50 greatest athletes in order of ranking:

1. Wong Peng Soon Badminton 26. Ismail Marjan Badminton

2. Tan Howe Liang Weightlifting 27. Chua Phung Kim Weightlifting

3. Neo Chwee Kok Swimming 28. Majid Ariff Soccer

4. Patricia Chan Swimming 29. Henry Tan Bowling

5. Ang Peng Siong Swimming 30. Siew Shaw Her Sailing

6. Fandi Ahmad Soccer 31. Joan Huang Sailing

7. Junie Sng Swimming 32. Wilfred Skinner Soccer

8. C Kunalan Athletics 33. James Wong Athletics

9. Joscelin Yeo Swimming 34. Sheik Alauddin Silat

10. Ben Tan Sailing 35. Kelly Chan Boardsailing

11. Ong Poh Lim Badminton 36. Anwarul Haque Hockey

12. Rahim Omar Soccer 37. Fred de Souza Shooting

13. Quah Kim Beng Soccer 38. Ng Cheng Hye Wushu

14. Tan Eng Yoon Athletics 39. Jing Junhong Table tennis

15. Tan Eng Bock Water Polo 40. Zainal Abidin Squash

16. Ng Liang Chiang Athletics 41. Kee Soon Bee Water Polo

17. Lee Kok Seng Soccer 42. Heather Merican Athletics

18. V Sundramoorthy Soccer 43. Fatholomein Ali Bodybuilding

19. Chia Boon Leong Soccer 44. Grace Young Bowling

20. Awang Bakar Soccer 45. Syed Kadir Boxing

21. Chee Swee Lee Athletics 46. Lee Wung Yew Shooting

22. Melanie Martens Hockey 47. Abdul Kadir Ibrahim Silat

23. Azman Abdullah Bodybuilding 48. Kee Bee Khim Golf

24. Adelene Wee Bowling 49. Jack Wong Bowling

25. Noor Azhar Hamid Athletics 50. Paul Lim Darts

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News Flash Today, Wednesday 22 Dec 1999

In Singapore

Virgin Airlines boss Richard Branson said yesterday that Singapore Airlines could expect to reap huge profits within three years of its S$1.6 billion purchase of a 49% stake in his carrier.

Brother 21 and sister 19 die in motor-cycle crash along Bedok Reservoir Road.

Senior Minister of State Aline Wong will head a 14-member committee set up to study whether compulsory education should be introduced and what form it will take.

The National Unversity of Singapore is reviewing the way it pays its staff, and a new system factoring the 'market value' of their disciplines may be in place as early as next June.

Police bust gambling den at Strand hotel in Bencoolen Street.

Teen hacker who hacked into TCS's Mediacity website and defaced it jailed for five months.

Asia

Colombo: Sri Lankans vote for president amid sporadic violence.

Tokyo: Osaka governor quits over sex scandal.

Bangkok: More than 100 Thai police were hunting yesterday for a 14-year-old novice monk and his friend allegedly involved in the brutal murder and suspected rape of an Australian tourist in Krabi.

Around the world

Washington: President Clinton yesterday got onto the internet and bought gifts from two sites: www.lakotafund.org and www.world2market.com .

Moscow: Russians seize Grozny airport.

Courtesy of The Straits Times

News updated before 8.00 am daily.

Christmas is just around the corner. Have you started shopping yet? For the benefit of those living overseas, we will post here over the next few weeks pictures of shopping centre facades decorated for X'mas.

The editor

Millennium Swing

31 Dec 1999 to 1 Jan 2000 from 8.00 pm to 3.00 am at Orchard Road.

Be part of the biggest outdoor street party in Singapore. Be anywhere along Orchard Road starting from Forum The Shopping Mall to Le Meridien Hotel.

Other celebration venues:

National Stadium

NTUC Pasir Ris Resort

Suntec City

Serangoon Garden Circus