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Nicholas Fang

Nicholas Fang

SCMP Contributor
Nicholas Fang is a communications professional and a former national athlete. He has also helmed the country’s national federations for fencing and modern pentathlon. A former journalist, he has previously served on the Singapore National Olympic Council and was a nominated member of the Singapore Parliament.
Nicholas Fang is a communications professional and a former national athlete. He has also helmed the country’s national federations for fencing and modern pentathlon. A former journalist, he has previously served on the Singapore National Olympic Council and was a nominated member of the Singapore Parliament.
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Opinion | Singapore minister’s comments a reminder that emotions can run very high in sport

Controversy after the Asian Cup qualifier must be seen in the context of what usually happens in the crowds at hotly contested matches.

We now know Vietnam's immediate reaction to China's steps to begin drilling for oil in an area of the South China Sea that both sides claim. More than 20,000 Vietnamese workers ran amok at two Singapore-run industrial parks, attacking factories that they believed to be Chinese-owned.

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