Quickstops (Nov 30, 2005): mostly Nguyen again

- I can't help but wonder if this is calculated to fail: "It is up to the members of the Singapore Cabinet to decide that the death penalty is inappropriate for Van, and it is inappropriate for every person convicted of serious crime in Singapore," --said Tim Goodwin of Amnesty International. (See next item, under "Peter N".)

- Probably only if you are an insomnaic; but look especially for the comments (there are three at last count) by one "Peter N", otherwise, prepare for some thunder and lightning along the way.

- Joseph K. H. Koh, Singapore high commissioner in Australia, and mythology. Koh has since protested the title.

- Singapore's chief executioner has threatened to sue his Government for unfair dismissal if he is sacked from the job. More of the same.

- Something about Myanmar in all of this; but see also an earlier article. (Links to earlier posts about Myanmar-Singapore and Myanmar-ASEAN here.)

update: Australian poll: 47%--"hang", 46%--"don't hang", 7--"don't know". More online feedback.

Earlier related posts: here, here, here and here.