Singapore

December 2005 | Risk Summary

On December 2nd 2005, Australian Nguyen Tuong Van was hanged for transitting nearly 400g of heroin through Singapore on his way to Australia. The execution is likely to create resentment among the Australian people towards Singapore and the continuous Singaporean rejection of pleas for clemency from the Australian government cannot have helped political relations. However, Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed the possibility of trade boycotts or military sanctions and Australia should remain a strong ally of

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