Ping pong saga at Olympics stirs up controversy

The Star Online, 30 Aug 2008, Seah Chiang Nee

"The fiasco started when a livid People’s Action Party MP chastised and sacked the team manager over national television without holding an inquiry.

She not only fired the manager, Anthony Lee, without telling him but also hinted that the future status of the popular head coach was being considered.

Many Singaporeans reacted angrily while players were upset – not by the idea of disciplining wrongdoers – but by the summary, arrogant way it was done."

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