Australia's Sunday Telegraph said a new executioner was expected to be flown
into Singapore this week to carry out the December 2 hanging of 25-year-old
Nguyen Tuong Van, who was sentenced to death for carrying 400 grams (0.9 lb)
of heroin while in transit at the island-nation's airport.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has warned Singapore to prepare for
lingering resentment in Australia if it goes ahead with the execution of
Nguyen......Howard made another personal appeal to Singapore's Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM) in Malta on Saturday, Australian media reported on Sunday.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark also raised Nguyen's case during
informal talks in Malta, media reported.

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