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[Asia, Singapore] 18 Vietnamese contraband cigarette peddlers nabbed in 9-hour operation

A total of 18 Vietnamese were nabbed in a nine-hour operation led by Singapore Customs, as well as officers from Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on April 1.
AsiaOne (sg)
added Apr 9, 2013 14:55
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[Asia, Singapore] Dirty elevator habits cause a stink

A suburban town council has put up notices showing a woman apparently urinating in a lift and a man smoking in another, the Sunday Times newspaper said. The incriminating images were captured by closed-circuit cameras and published blurred as a warning. T
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Apr 9, 2013 02:17
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[Singapore] Woman litterbug jailed for offering bribe to cops

Straits Times (sg)
added Apr 8, 2013 10:37
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[China, Singapore] Voice on smoking ban

Jackie Chan, movie star and member of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, said during a CPPCC committee group discussion to illustrate that China lacks enforcement of legislation.
Global Times (cn)
added Mar 30, 2013 18:05
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Singapore to Seek Ban on Tobacco Displays in Shops

Worried that more citizens are lighting up, the Singapore government is proposing to ban shops from displaying tobacco-related products. The plan, announced Tuesday by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, joins a steady slew of smoking curbs imposed in the Sou
Wall Street Journal Blogs
added Mar 12, 2013 12:35
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[Singapore] NEA issues warning to coffeeshop operator for failing to stop man who smoked in front of baby

In response to STOMPer Nathaniel's post about a defiant man who kept smoking in front of a baby at a coffeeshop, a spokesperson from NEA said the operator of the coffeeshop has been warned.
STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) (sg)
added Mar 11, 2013 10:13
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[Australia, New Zealand, Singapore] Plainer cigarette packs won’t deter them, S’pore smokers say

Smokers in Singapore said that if such a change were to happen here, it would have little to no effect on their smoking habits. “It wouldn’t bother me. Packaging is just packaging,” said civil servant Hazzely Jufferie.
inSing.com (sg)
added Feb 25, 2013 23:54
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[Singapore] 4 tobacco smuggling syndicates crushed

Four tobacco smuggling syndicates have been smashed over the past year, Singapore Customs revealed yesterday.
AsiaOne (sg)
added Jan 29, 2013 13:38
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[Singapore] More smokers caught for buying contraband cigarettes

More smokers were caught last year for buying contraband cigarettes compared to 2011. The total number offenders in 2012 was 28,502, up from 26,164 in 2011, and a sharp spike from 19,816 in 2009, said the Singapore Customs in a media briefing on Friday m
Straits Times (sg)
added Jan 26, 2013 06:23
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[Singapore] Customs officers bust contraband cigarette syndicate

Singapore Customs successfully disrupted a contraband cigarette syndicate in an operation in Sept 2012. The syndicate used several prime-movers and vans to transport contraband cigarettes from a storage facility in the western part of Singapore for distr
AsiaOne (sg)
added Jan 26, 2013 04:42
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