Wallie Wildo
05-31-2004, 02:02 AM
SINGAPORE -- Singapore residents can enjoy chewing gum once again, but stiff gum control measures are still in effect.
For the first time in 12 years, a ban on gum has been lifted by authorities in Singapore. But people who want to buy a pack have to submit their names and identification card numbers. If they don't, the pharmacist who sold them the pack could be thrown in jail for as long as two years.
Singapore, which is known for keeping its streets spotless, outlawed the manufacture, import and sale of chewing gum in 1992. The country's founding father had complained that the gum was fouling the streets, buildings, buses and subways.
Now that the ban has been lifted, Wrigley's Orbit gum is showing up in pharmacies, along with several other brands.
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For the first time in 12 years, a ban on gum has been lifted by authorities in Singapore. But people who want to buy a pack have to submit their names and identification card numbers. If they don't, the pharmacist who sold them the pack could be thrown in jail for as long as two years.
Singapore, which is known for keeping its streets spotless, outlawed the manufacture, import and sale of chewing gum in 1992. The country's founding father had complained that the gum was fouling the streets, buildings, buses and subways.
Now that the ban has been lifted, Wrigley's Orbit gum is showing up in pharmacies, along with several other brands.
i copied this from gc