FoodBozo.com » Singapore http://foodbozo.com Experiences, education, opinions, culture, & fun with food! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:56:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Singapore sticks to ban on chewing gum http://foodbozo.com/2010/03/singapore-sticks-to-ban-on-chewing-gum/ http://foodbozo.com/2010/03/singapore-sticks-to-ban-on-chewing-gum/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:28:31 +0000 bozobouffe http://foodbozo.com/?p=575

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.

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