By Daniel Wong & Leonard Lim

A DAY after arriving in Jakarta, the Lions are well settled as they step up preparations for their defence of the Asean Football Federation Championship.

Their other Group A opponents - co-hosts Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia - will today also be checking into the Sultan Hotel which is set in the midst of green and lush surroundings.

By contrast, the teams in Group B - Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Laos - have had to change their travel plans at the last minute because of the political crisis in Bangkok.

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