Monday, November 28, 2005

Take your punishment.

Singapore told to spare Aussie's life or face a trade ban

November 28, 2005

THE ACTU has threatened a trade embargo against Singapore if attempts to spare doomed drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van do not succeed over the next 24 hours.

ACTU president Sharan Burrow said if there was community support for a boycott or similar action against the Singaporean Government the union movement would swing into action.

"We'd certainly be prepared, with the community, to take whatever action is necessary," she told The Daily Telegraph.

"Enough members have indicated they are more than willing. Anything they could do would be more than welcome, including trade sanctions."

Ms Burrow, who is also the president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, has been in talks with her Singaporean counterparts and says that despite its close ties with the Government there are pockets of support within the union movement there.

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union will today seek talks with its Singaporean counterpart and international bodies.

While nothing has been decided yet, there has been union talk of a boycott or work ban on any projects funded with Singaporean money.

Unions NSW has already passed a resolution urging all affiliates to support the campaign to save Nguyen.

The ACTU move came as Nguyen's best friends flew in from Melbourne yesterday for painful farewells to the condemned man.

Bronwyn Lew and Kelly Ng arrived at Changi Airport, the same facility where Nguyen was arrested in late 2002 carrying almost 400g of heroin.

Neither made any comment, but they wore yellow ribbons on their shirts and luggage, symbolising their hopes for a last-minute reprieve for the 25-year old former salesman.

They carried letters of support from well-wishers.

The trio will today pray and sing hymns. They will be separated by glass, but bonded by friendships which reach back to their school days.

Ms Ng, a strong Christian, told The Daily Telegraph that on their last visit she and Nguyen prayed and sang the hymn Strong and Constant.

"We both got strength out of that," she said.

"He's such a special person. We'll be saying some prayers and singing.

"His faith has definitely helped him a lot.

"Seeing him at peace and knowing he has such faith has made it easier for me."

Meanwhile, South East Asian nations began monitoring Australia's attitude to the hanging at a key regional summit.

Australia is set to join next month's inaugural East Asia Summit in Malaysia, thanks in part to strong lobbying by Singapore despite reservations in other participating countries.

Rodolfo Severino, the former secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said Australian reactions to the hanging "could cast some shadows on the Australian participation" in the summit.

But he said other summit participants "are aware of

the position of the Australian Prime Minister".

A veteran Singaporean diplomat, who was asked to comment on the hammering his country was getting in Australia, said: g "I do not, at this stage, see any serious damage to bilateral relations at all."

"That is partly because Singapore leaders have chosen to be extremely level-headed about the issue and have taken pains, at the very highest levels, to explain the Singapore position and the constraints Singapore faces."

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,17382837-5001021,00.html

As you guys probably know, I'm perhaps the most apathetic Singaporean around when it comes to politics - but this isn't really politics is it?

I've always believed in one thing - if you've screwed up, then be man enough to take the punishment. (Of course, try to weasel your way outta it first. But when faced with a brick wall, take it like a man.) This is getting almost ridiculous.

But it does make you wonder - what about the Singaporean students over in Australia? What kind of backlash are they going to suffer?

Still keen on emigrating to Adelaide, Pearl? *grin*

39 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yup all the more kenn..to a place where there's no capital punishments (thou shall not kill rmber?) or fines for not flushing toilets and chewing gum.

And yup to a place where people care enough to try and save their fellow condemned citizens (even if you're not white mind you)
Makes me wonder if it were the reverse...would our govt or pple even give a shit if a Sporean abroad were faced with a firing squad?
=P

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

hi! welcome to the cowboybar.. =P

hmm.. first it was SIA and Qantas and now this.. sadly, i think it's common knowledge that singaporeans in australia face discrimination..

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