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As a visitor to Singapore, you will notice the “paternalistic” government is indeed an active one, always tinkering with the island nation in search of continued economic growth and social order. The PAP is protective of the stable society that has been carefully constructed here and will not suffer fools gladly. Famous for its rules and regulations on everything from chewing gum to the number of cars on the roads, ... |
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look for signs around the city detailing what you cannot do. In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was found guilty of vandalism in Singapore and sentenced to receive four cane strokes by the court. It was the punishment that made headlines around the world. Capital offense cases such as those of drug traffickers Van Tuong Nguyen from Australia and Johannes Van Damme from the Netherlands both led to executions. |
