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The order forces the 'litterbugs' to clean up a specified location as ordered by the government, while wearing a bright green luminous vest bearing the words "Corrective Work Order". The punishment aims to force the offender to rehabilitate and shame litterbugs in public to deter others from committing the similar offence.
Caning is a widely used form of corporal punishment in Singapore.It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, prison, reformatory, military, school and domestic. These practices of caning as punishment were introduced during the period of British colonial rule in Singapo
Following Fay's sentence, the case received coverage by the American, Singaporean and international media. [11]Some US news outlets launched scathing attacks on Singapore's judicial system for what they considered an "archaic punishment", while others turned the issue into one of Singapore asserting "Asian values" towards "western decadence". [12]
Singapore retains both corporal punishment (in the form of caning) and capital punishment (by hanging) as legal penalties. For certain offences, the imposition of these penalties is mandatory. More than 400 people were executed in Singapore, mostly for drug trafficking, between 1991 and 2004.
Singapore is famous for being clean, with enforced penalties for littering; [14] cigarette butt littering is one of the greatest high-rise littering problems. [15] Staff working for certain government sectors, such as the National Recycling Program, are not allowed to smoke while carrying out their duties. [16]
Tacoma has new litter rules aimed at “right-sizing” penalties. While most everyone can agree that littering is bad, some remain skeptical of the code changes that took effect Monday.
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Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singaporean law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...