James Minchin refused entry to Singapore
The Reverend James Minchin, an author and Anglican priest, has been barred from entering Singapore. He was turned back at Changi Airport when he arrived on a visit from Melbourne. No reason was given.
He was held at the airport on Wednesday evening for nearly 24 hours, and subsequently escorted by the police to the plane for his flight back to Melbourne the following night.
Father Minchin was recently interviewed on the SDP’s talkshow, Let’s Talk, when he discussed his book No Man Is An Island – A Study of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore, which was published in 1987.
He has been a regular visitor to Singapore and a long-time observer of its social and political developments. As he describes in his Let’s Talk interview, he started visiting Singapore in the 1960s and even served for a time as Pastor of St George’s Church, Minden Road.
http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/11/10/sdp-media-release-james-minchin-refused-entry-to-spore/
The Reverend James Minchin, an author and Anglican priest, has been barred from entering Singapore. He was turned back at Changi Airport when he arrived on a visit from Melbourne. No reason was given.
He was held at the airport on Wednesday evening for nearly 24 hours, and subsequently escorted by the police to the plane for his flight back to Melbourne the following night.
Father Minchin was recently interviewed on the SDP’s talkshow, Let’s Talk, when he discussed his book No Man Is An Island – A Study of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore, which was published in 1987.

He has been a regular visitor to Singapore and a long-time observer of its social and political developments. As he describes in his Let’s Talk interview, he started visiting Singapore in the 1960s and even served for a time as Pastor of St George’s Church, Minden Road.
http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/11/10/sdp-media-release-james-minchin-refused-entry-to-spore/