South-East Asia

Tunku Imran, the Emeritus President of the World Squash Federation (WSF), has been elected President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia - succeeding by 66 votes to 33 the predecessor who had held the position for 23 years.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he will allow free-to-air television broadcasts of grand prix motor racing for as long as he can.

The world of squash is set to be revolutionised by the launch of a strategic partnership between the Professional Squash Association, and the international marketing and sports rights company, Eye Group in tandem with its investment arm Fablon Investments Ltd.

Manchester United wants to increase sales from its merchandising operation abroad by transferring responsibility for its overseas stores to regional partners with local expertise.

Selangor is to host the sixth Puma Street Soccer World Cup 2000.

Singapore?s City TV will be the only free-to-air channel to bring viewers live television coverage of the UEFA Champions League this season.

Asian Internet firm chinadotcom is to cut more than 400 staff by June and sell non-core operations.

Wayne Becker, former division vice-president of Time Warner?s StarzEncore Group, has joined ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) as senior vice-president of programming and event management.

Hundreds of youths went on the rampage at a detention centre in northeast Thailand in the early hours of Wednesday after officials prevented them from watching a World Cup soccer match on television, police said.

Thai police have said they would take swift action against tour guides who tried to lure foreign visitors to the Asian Games into sex shows or to child prostitutes.

About 700 young Thai boxers aged from 10 to 15 years have staged a noisy protest against a boxing bill that would ban children from Thailand's national sport.

Facts about the FIFA vote to decide who stages the 2006 World Cup finals, which will take place on Thursday in Zurich.

Thai immigration police have said they had detained four Pakistanis they suspect may have been plotting a bomb attack during the Asian Games.

The medical adviser to the Commonwealth Games has said he favoured setting a smog threshold to protect athletes from being endangered by heavy pollution during September's competition.

Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired the exclusive terrestrial, cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001.

Malaysia will replace Argentina as the venue for a world motorcycling championship race on April 2 next year, officials have said.