Singabloodypore

Social and political issues related to Singapore and the South East Asia region. A blog which attempts to do so in a non-trivial manner treating opposing views with the respect they deserve. Contributions are welcomed from all regardless of your political persuasion.

27 Oct 2005

Letters from death row

"Something inside him sparkles" ... Kelly Ng, left, and Bronwyn Lew on their friend, Nguyen Tuong Van, who has written to them alm...

17-year-old blogger pleads guilty to two charges under Sedition Act

First spotted this on Used Brains for Sale. By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE : 17-year-old private school student Gan Huai Shi ha...

MPs fight to save drug smuggler

The Advertiser 27oct05 NEARLY all Federal MPs and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser will plead for convicted Australian heroin smuggler V...

Downer: Don't execute Australian

From CNN CANBERRA, Australia ( Reuters ) -- The Australian government will make a final plea to Singapore to spare the life of an Australian...

26 Oct 2005

Nguyen Tuong Van faces death by hanging

I decided to post this message as the Think Centre article contains a link to the Community of Community of Sant'Egidio website which a...

25 Oct 2005

University plays down fears about Singapore offshoot

It is a story about playing down fears while at the same time openly admitting that those fears are real and that they exist. Yes the big mo...

Singapore's deadly sling

October 25, 2005 The impending execution of Nguyen Tuong Van is a travesty of justice and a failure of diplomacy, writes Mark Baker. AT DAWN...

24 Oct 2005

PM downplays hopes for Nguyen clemency

PUTTING THE BLOODY IN TO SINGABLOODYPORE. I don't like the word 'bloody' being used in the word Singapore. It offends me. Hangin...

Old formula losing impact in new world

First spotted on Singapore Window . Star, Malaysia October 23, 2005 Insight Down South By Seah Chiang Nee FOR many years, Singaporeans have ...

Singapore Media Manipulates Opinion on Subtle Level

TODAY online reported Singapore’s ranking as 140th , a miserable 7 notch climb from its last year ranking, as if to imply that the media in ...

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