Singapore laws... sort of :)

1) It is against the law and a public caning offense to not flush the toilet after using it.
Special police randomly check on public restrooms.



*hmmm.... been on the public toilet in MRT stations..
and most of them are not flushed..
I guess Dover station is being missed out by the random check...
anyways this is a nice law.. but hard to implement..
unless they put a CCTV cam in front of the toilet..
peeking at ur balls or give a huge reward to pampams..

2) It is illegal to perform oral sex unless it is part of foreplay leading to full sex.

*don't expect me to post a pic in here :P

*WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i didn't know this at all..
hmmm... how do you say that it's not part of the foreplay?
i think unless you'll watch them till they finish :P..
if they didn't do it.. call the cops..
if they did... u get to watch a live pron :P

3) Do not squat on the toilet.




*self explanatory... just another form etiquette btw..

4) A person convicted of littering three times, will have to clean the streets on Sundays wearing a sign saying "I am a litter lout."

*been here for months and haven't seen anyone
wearing that shirt..
actually locals are pretty untidy..
it is really annoying on how they brag
how clean SG is.. but on a typical
HDB you'll see a lot of ads/pamplets on the
elevator floor.. or stuck them in the mail box..
damn!.. i know it's an ad.. they are more of just leaving them
behind.. waiting for someone to pick themm up..

5) Relieving yourself in an elevator is particularly forbidden

*haha.. who's in the right mind will do this..
unless ur stuck.. and ur pee bag will about to explode..
some countries don't treat this as a law.. but you'll
certaily be mug by the sec guards if they saw you doing that in a cctv.


6) No hugging without permission, you can be charged for outraging modesty. Jail or fine.

*hmmm is this for real.. not really sure..
'coz a lot of young peeps.. *damn! it feel so weird using d "young" word :(
anyways.. its's a normal scenario in a MRT seeing a couple doing this..
but not in a PDA way :)

7) No mooning pranks ie not drop down your pants. Its call insulting modesty. Fine. Nick Leeson was charged for that.

*hmmm...
dunno what to say.. googled Nick Leeson..
and didn't saw any articles charging him of this prank..
but haven't heard a news regarding is law neither..
unless you pull the pants down of an officer :P

honestly that guy from the pic.. should be stoned to death :(

8) No grass. Its call drug consumption. Long jail.


*yup.. I think they have a death panalty for this law..
better watch-it you potheads..


9) No writing removable marking ink on someone else car. Its called vandalism. Cane. Ask Micheal Faye.


*WOW this is real :(

see ref from wiki
Singapore's The Straits Times newspaper in 1993 was full of stories about car vandalism in Singapore.
Unknown individuals, although they were thought to be residents of the HDB flats in which 85% of the local
population had been living, went after their neighbours' cars with hot tar, paint remover, and hatchets.
Taxi drivers complained that their tires were slashed when they let people off.
In the city center and the condos, where the better-off 15% of the local population and foreigners live,
people keyed cars, making deep scratches, and threw car doors open denting the cars next to them.
One man interviewed by the Times complained that he had had to refinish his car six times in six months.
In the fall of 1993 a vandal took red spray paint to six cars in a garage off Orchard Lane, making the vandalism highly visible.
The next night someone sprayed a line of red paint right through the official seal of a judge's car,
left out on the street by his son who had forgotten his key.

The police eventually arrested a 16-year-old suspect, Shiu Chi Ho (also known as "Andy Shiu"), from Hong Kong.
He was not caught vandalizing cars, but was charged with driving his father's car without a license.
After questioning Shiu, the police had several expatriate students from the Singapore American School,
including Michael Fay, questioned and later charged with more than fifty counts of vandalism.
Fay pled guilty to vandalizing the cars in addition to stealing road signs. Under the 1966 Singapore Vandalism Act,
which was originally passed to curb the spread of communist graffiti in Singapore, he was sentenced on
March 3, 1994 to four months in jail, a fine of 3,500 Singapore dollars (US$2,214 or £1,514 at the time),
and six strokes of the cane. Shiu, who pled "not guilty", was eventually sentenced to eight months in prison and twelve strokes of the cane.

Fay's lawyers appealed, arguing that the Vandalism Act provides caning only for indelible forms of graffiti
vandalism and that the spray-painted cars were cheaply restored to their original condition.
Although the appeal failed, then Singapore President Ong Teng Cheong commuted Fay's caning from
six to four strokes as a gesture of respect toward then U.S President Bill Clinton, who had made a request
for clemency on Fay's behalf. (Shiu's sentence was also reduced from twelve strokes to six after a clemency appeal to the Singapore President.)

10) No sports or bar brawl. Its called Affray. One week jail.

*hmm this isn't weird..
i guess it's normal that they will
pick u up if ur in a bar fight in
any decent countries :P

11) No pocketknife in public places. Cane for locals. Deportation for foreigners. One Japanese fought his way out in court.
*Yup for real..
here some tourist got screwed in the airport
luckilly i'm not that in McGyver mode.. hehehe...
it's just plain right.. if you want to prevent crimes..
remove those which can be use to stab/hurt a person..

12) No expletives especially at women. Its called insulting her modesty.
One architect got fine or jail. I can't remember which punishment he got.

not really related from this itemm.. i just love the pic :P

*they are pretty serious about this..
they even banned Mass Effect for having obscene/expletive contents..

13) No mention of the word 'bomb'. Whether in humor or anything.
The bomb squad, goon squads will be all over you. One mother got it at the airport.
Got interrogated for hours. Missed her flight of course.



*Phil Airport have a strict rule about this also..
they even jailed celebrities/foreigners who are guilty of this bomb jokes..
just as an advice:
if you don't want to miss ur flight and appear in tonight's news..
just keep ur jokes to urself...

14) No poking adverse comments at religion. You can be cited for sedition.
Very serious matter. Ask one blogger. Or the Danish film producer.

*Especially in this multi-racial/religion country...
this is probablly a serious offence..
give some slack to SG..
they honor every know religion in here..
they even treat any special event as a Public Holiday

15) No guns of any kind. Even electronic starter 'gun'. All guns are illegal in Singapore.
Call them anything else or surrender it to the arms and explosive department.



*Another gun ban country.. pretty normal to highly-developed Asian countries like Japan

16) No firecrackers. I think it is jail/cane/fine.


*Yup, no firecrackers in here :(
even the crappy CNY :P

17) Only local ciggies allowed. 2 charges.
One for illegal smuggling. Sentence further upsized for evading sales tax.


*SG is a pro-health country..
they got huge taxes on ciggies, and alcohol..
1 pack of cigarette cost around SGD $10, it's USD $7.5 and PHP 300...
pretty expensive.. that's why I quit smoking.. when I got in here..

18) No utterance, 'I kill you' or waving a chopper even if you happen to be in the kitchen chopping veggies.
Its called criminal intimidation. Lady jailed after losing appeal.

*hmm. i think the appropriate term would be
attempted murder/homicide..
'coz you treatened a person...
people are very damn serious in here...
so don't try to mess around.. saying those lines
with ur buddies even if it's just a joke..

19) Don't introduce any stranger as your good friend and speak well of him.
Its called abetment if he happens to be crook. Jail.


*How will they know if you really don't know that
ur friend is a crook..
hey ur a victim too!... 'coz people will loose trust on you
for introducing a crook..

20) No fancy gifts like Playboy magazines. Its called possession of pornographic materials.
Fine on per item basis. The boys can go Geylang or the 4 floors of whores by themselves.


*luckilly I didn't bring my DVD collection from Phil..
gave it all away to my officemates...
don't wanna be in a headline news.. being deported 'coz of porn :P
btw.. just an advice..
don't limit urself to magazines.. wasting $25 in Geylang
is a lot more exciting :P
just be careful... always use a protection and goodluck :)


21) Do not call yourself a 'Hollywood movie' producer when everyone with half a brain knows you aren't.
Its called impersonation. An extra charge to upsize your original offense.


*hmm this is fun..
how to score urself a fine chinese-ass..
go to a university.. call urself a producer..
and ask them to strip 'coz Bad Prit hates those bumps/brewses
on his leading ladys :P

22) Do not login on to someone unsecured wireless broadband.
Its called hacking. Fine/Jail.



*Saw some news related this..
since SG is covered in a hige wireless network..
it's pretty easy for some to piggyback
on someones unsecured network..

23) Homosexual sex is illegal


*honestlly haven't seen any cross dressers in here..
maybe since they have stricl laws regarding homosexual sex...
just don't ban lesbian sex :P

24) No illegal gatherings after 10pm. It will be considered as an illegal gathering if it consist of more than 2 people. Police officers will question you and your gang.

*hmm saw some teenage gangs at noontime..
but they are gone during the night..
meybe they have a gang rule against 10 pm :P