Swiss Identity

Switzerland to probe bank account of Malaysian steel company

This content was published on Feb 10, 2001 The director-general of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Agency, Ahmad Zaki Husin, said that millions of dollars from the debt-laden Perwaja Steel company had been deposited into a Swiss account. Ahmad Zaki added that investigations, which began in 1996, have been hampered by “uncooperative witnesses abroad, including the Swiss bank”. The name of the Swiss bank,…

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Blank last day for Swiss skiers

This content was published on Feb 10, 2001 Von Grünigen finished the final event with a combined time more than five seconds slower than eventual gold medalist and local hero, Mario Matt. The young Tyrolean was joined on the podium by Austrian team-mate Benjamin Raich and by bronze medalist Mitja Kunc of Slovenia. While Von Grünigen will be more than adequately consoled by…

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Türkyilmaz boost to Lugano championsip bid

This content was published on Feb 10, 2001 The 34-year-old striker has been released until the end of the season by his Italian club, Brescia. Türkyilmaz joined the Serie A side in July 1999, but has spent much of his time in Italy on the bench. His Swiss nationality has been a major hindrance to his chances of playing first team football, with…

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All square after first day of Davis Cup tennis action

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 Swiss number one Roger Federer’s three-set win over American veteran, Todd Martin, got Switzerland off to a flying start. However, the US team struck back when Jan-Michael Gambill replied with a three-set victory over Switzerland’s Michael Kratochvil. Gambill beat the Swiss player in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1. Winning the opening set 6-4,…

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Swiss ice hockey team beat Slovakians

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 Lugano forward Jean-Jacques Aeschlimann and Zurich’s Michelt Zeiter shared the goal glory, both scoring twice. The win against the current world vice-champions was only Switzerland’s fourth victory against Slovakia in 13 meetings under Krueger. Krueger is using this weekend’s two encounters with Slovakia as part of his preparations for the world championships, which get underway…

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Nef takes gold in St Anton

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 Nef clinched her first ever world title with a combined time of two minutes, 19.01 seconds, 1.10 seconds ahead of Italy’s Karen Putzer. Having already clinched the World Cup giant slalom title, Nef told swissinfo that Friday’s triumph had capped a perfect season. “It couldn’t have gone any better – it’s been a fantastic season,”…

Canton Fribourg pays tribute to its “musician-priest”

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 Abbé Bovet – as he is known to the Swiss – was a musician-priest whose compositions included religious music, operettas and popular songs, written in French, German, Latin and in the local dialect – or patois – of the region around Gruyère, where he was born in 1879. One of his songs, “Le Vieux Chalet”,…

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A medieval stroll in Morges

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 The trail proves there is plenty to see once the many museums housed in the town castle have been explored. Morges is a model of medieval planning and has retained its cobblestone alleys and colourful shops. Many of the shop names are printed prominently on distinctive signs created by a local blacksmith. The town hall,…

Yverdon company gives Vietnamese their own Internet TV

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 The main aims of Vietnet.tv are to provide a platform for Vietnamese communities around the world to keep in touch with each other, to help maintain the Vietnamese culture, and to provide a link between Vietnam and the diaspora. “They may have a Swiss passport, or an American passport, or a French passport, but they…

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“Lightmaker” makes its première – at last!

This content was published on Feb 9, 2001 Meier says that during the course of his work on “Lightmaker” he twice changed its title, was involved in some six years of litigation with the company processing the film he had shot, and was forced to change his original co-producers. Then there were technical problems caused by the complexity of the story he had…

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