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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT

"For all you West Ham fans an offer has gone to the present owners of West Ham. Let's see if they accept."

LONDON: Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes announced yes terday he had bid for West Ham following their recent relegation from the English Premier League.

"For all you West Ham fans an offer has gone to the present owners of West Ham. Let's see if they accept," Fernandes, the owner of the AirAsia airline and Formula One's Team Lotus, said on his Twitter page on Wednesday.

Fernandes made his announcement on the same day as the London club's current owners, David Sullivan and David Gold, unveiled Sam Allardyce as the new Hammers boss after they sacked Avram Grant barely an hour following relegation from the top tier of English football.

A lifelong fan of the east London club, Fernandes first expressed an interest in, at the very least, taking a stake in West Ham in November.

It was reported he had met with then-West Ham chairman Andrew Bernhardt in Kuala Lumpur but had been unable to agree a deal.

Talks though continued until, in January, former Birm ingham City owners Sullivan and Gold completed their buy- out and took charge at Upton Park.

At the time, Fernandes expressed relief his proposal to buy the club had fallen through.

However, he signalled his renewed interest in West Ham after a Twitter follower on Wednesday reminded him of his comment that not buying the Hammers was the best thing that had ever happened to him.

"Yes, I did (say that)," he replied. "Because I was full on with Lotus.
That has stabilised now."

And with West Ham now out of the lucrative Premier League, Fernandes may feel he can buty the club at a greatly reduced price.

However, he told his Twitter followers: "Won't be any more statements on West Ham. Keeping fans informed.

"Now we have to just respect the process. If something happens it happens.
If it goes quiet it goes quiet." - AFP

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'Birth control pills easily purchased in pharmacies'

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:51 PM PDT

'Birth control pills easily purchased in pharmacies'

GEORGE TOWN: Oral contraceptive pills, some of which are flavoured, are now easily available at pharmacies.

A survey conducted by the Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP), in Penang, Kedah and Kuala Lumpur, recently showed that the drugs controlled by the Poisons Act 1952 were sold over the counter without the registration of the buyer's details.

Its president S.M. Mohamed Idris said 14 of the 15 pharmacies surveyed in Penang, sold the pills openly while at the other pharmacy, the buyer was asked to register herself but her details were not verified.

He told reporters yesterday that of the 14 pharmacies, only five asked some questions, but ultimately sold the pills.

Idris added that a male buyer was also able to get them from some pharmacies.

"This is a worrying trend. It is frightening that the health authorities are unaware of this situation and it shows their inept enforcement.

"Many women may be suffering in silence from adverse health effects due to ignorance of the dangers that these drugs pose."

The adverse effects of these pills include depression, breast lumps, heavy vaginal bleeding between periods, hypertension, blood clots in the legs, chest pain, signs of liver damage and signs of stroke, among others.

"CAP calls on the government to take stern action against pharmacies found to be selling them openly."

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Rabu, 1 Jun 2011