The Most Tu Lan Policy !! Gum Ban ......hahahhaa

[pet]

SINGAPORE (AFP) - – Singapore on Thursday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state's image as a strict society.

"The government stands by its decision to ban chewing gum," Maliki Osman, parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of National Development, told parliament.

"Chewing gum has not been a significant problem since that ban took effect. There have been concerns that lifting the ban on chewing gum could result in chewing gum litter and undermine ongoing efforts to curb littering," he said.

Osman said as the reason for the imposition of the ban is still valid, "the government's position is that the ban shall remain."

He was responding to a question in parliament from a fellow member of the ruling People's Action Party who asked when the ban would be lifted, arguing it had been used by Singapore's detractors to criticise its tough governance laws.

Singapore, known worldwide for its squeaky clean image, banned the import and sale of chewing gum in 1992 in a bid to eradicate the problem of people sticking the gum on chairs, tables, lifts and other public areas.

One of the key reasons for the ban had been the disruption of services on Singapore's subway train system because of chewing gum being stuck on the doors and causing delays.

Singapore partially lifted the ban in 2004 by allowing the sale of chewing gum for therapeutic purposes after the conclusion of a US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/2010030...m-06f3cb7.html

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i luv chewing gum... si bei tulan boh gum.

usually i go in malaysia nia buy at least a few btl...

last month go there with ah oh, i buy 5 btl kanna caught...hahaha... actually i thot it was allowed leow... never know gov so petty so so long, come out with tis stupid ban...really siao... only 1 in the world !!!!

always easy way out, not by educating ppl but banning ppl frm eating it... WTF

anyway, my gum was jst in the car ( not really hidden ) ...custom say, aiyo, buy 1 or 2 btl can lah.... 5 btl ?? hahhaa... he very good, tok tok, let me go off leow... haa

[seiko.citizen]

i buy a few packet for personal use also when i visit. Actually the gov't has a point about the litterbugs who just spit gum on the floor, etc. I kenna a few times on my shoe. irritating like hell.

all i can say is.... buy a few btls, and keep in the car. customs also wont check every nook and cranny unless they really suspect you.

[pet]

i buy a few packet for personal use also when i visit. Actually the gov't has a point about the litterbugs who just spit gum on the floor, etc. I kenna a few times on my shoe. irritating like hell.

all i can say is.... buy a few btls, and keep in the car. customs also wont check every nook and cranny unless they really suspect you.

my fav = lotte 1.


i bought the abv ( packaging a bit diff ) from diff country ( come in diff qty sizes )but the 1 i buy in jp, the bottle 1 comes with something like a small pack 3m post-it, for ppl to wrap and throw gum.

[seiko.citizen]

most gum in oz come individually packed, only recently, have we seen bottles of gum like the one you show above.