In 1987, Rev James Minchin wrote an unflattering book about Lee Kuan Yew, revealing some skeletons in the Lee family. James was never sued, so it means all the things that he said about LKY could be true.....but I will not repeat the allegations here.
Unlike that Homo book on Penguins, you really cannot find this book anywhere in Singapore. Copies are available in JB.
The book had since been updated,,,,,..... but the Author remains banned from entering Singapore.
I wonder why nobody protested against such "censorship".
Where are the bleeding hearts human rights types?
http://features.insing.com/feature/Australian-priest-denied-entry-to-S-pore-after-speaking-at-talkshow/id-85643f00/
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has barred Australian Anglican priest James Blundell Minchin from entering Singapore because he was “interfering in domestic politics” here.
In a media statement, MHA said that Reverend Minchin had "abused the social visit pass privileges previously extended to him while he was in Singapore by interfering in our domestic politics and mixing religion with politics", Channel NewsAsia reported.
Singapore's regulations require all foreigners involved in activities directly related to "any seminar, conference, workshop, gathering or talk concerning any religion, race or community, cause or political end" to hold a Miscellaneous Work Pass.
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) reported on its website that the clergyman was turned back at Changi Airport when he arrived on a visit from Melbourne on 7 November.
He was “escorted by the police to the plane for his flight back to Melbourne the following night”.
Reverend Minchin was recently interviewed on a talkshow by SDP, where he discussed his book, ‘No Man Is An Island - A Study of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore’. The book was published in 1987.
The MHA also referred to this "political interview in his capacity as a clergyman" in its statement on barring his entry to Singapore: "The separation of religion and politics is a long established principle in Singapore, to safeguard the inter-religious and social harmony in our multi-religious society. This principle is applied evenly and foreigners are not exempt."
SDP said on its website that the clergyman started visiting Singapore in the 1960s and served as pastor of St George's Church at Minden Road for a while.
In August 2011, he had spoken at a forum where he "alleged that the rule of law was bypassed and corrupted in Singapore, and questioned the independence and integrity of the judiciary". The forum was organised by civil society group Function 8.
Unlike that Homo book on Penguins, you really cannot find this book anywhere in Singapore. Copies are available in JB.
The book had since been updated,,,,,..... but the Author remains banned from entering Singapore.
I wonder why nobody protested against such "censorship".
Where are the bleeding hearts human rights types?
http://features.insing.com/feature/Australian-priest-denied-entry-to-S-pore-after-speaking-at-talkshow/id-85643f00/
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has barred Australian Anglican priest James Blundell Minchin from entering Singapore because he was “interfering in domestic politics” here.
In a media statement, MHA said that Reverend Minchin had "abused the social visit pass privileges previously extended to him while he was in Singapore by interfering in our domestic politics and mixing religion with politics", Channel NewsAsia reported.
Singapore's regulations require all foreigners involved in activities directly related to "any seminar, conference, workshop, gathering or talk concerning any religion, race or community, cause or political end" to hold a Miscellaneous Work Pass.
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) reported on its website that the clergyman was turned back at Changi Airport when he arrived on a visit from Melbourne on 7 November.
He was “escorted by the police to the plane for his flight back to Melbourne the following night”.
Reverend Minchin was recently interviewed on a talkshow by SDP, where he discussed his book, ‘No Man Is An Island - A Study of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore’. The book was published in 1987.
The MHA also referred to this "political interview in his capacity as a clergyman" in its statement on barring his entry to Singapore: "The separation of religion and politics is a long established principle in Singapore, to safeguard the inter-religious and social harmony in our multi-religious society. This principle is applied evenly and foreigners are not exempt."
SDP said on its website that the clergyman started visiting Singapore in the 1960s and served as pastor of St George's Church at Minden Road for a while.
In August 2011, he had spoken at a forum where he "alleged that the rule of law was bypassed and corrupted in Singapore, and questioned the independence and integrity of the judiciary". The forum was organised by civil society group Function 8.
