An update will progressively arrive on all Android users’ devices and will be enabled by default through Google Play protect. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Meanwhile, other laws in Singapore (with some exceptions):
No Smoking in Public. Fines up to $200, increasing to $1,000 if taken to court.
E-Cigarettes are Prohibited. Fines up to $10,000, imprisonment up to 6 months; subsequent offence up to $20,000, mprisonment up to 12 months.
No Eating or Drinking on Public Transport. Fine up to $500.
No Playing Musical Instruments in Public. Fine up to $1,000.
No Connecting to Someone Else’s Wi-Fi. Fine up to $10,000, imprisonment up to 3 years; subsequent offence up to $20,000, imprisonment up to 5 years.
No Importing or Selling Chewing Gum. Importation fine up to $100,000 or imprisonment up to 2 years; subsequent offence up to $200,000 or imprisonment up to 3 years. Sale fine up to $2,000.
No Drinking After 10.30pm. Fine up to $1,000 (first offence), up to $2,000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 months (repeat offence).
Don’t Feed the Pigeons. Fine up to $500.
Don’t Feed Any Wildlife. Fine up to $5,000, or up to $10,000 for subsequent offences.
Flush the Toilet. Fine up to $1,000.
No Littering. Fine up to $2,000 (first conviction), $4,000 (second conviction), $10,000 (subsequent convictions).
No Singing Explicit Lyrics. Imprisonment up to three months and/or a fine.
I bet they don’t have to do too much to enforce some of these laws. Singapore is one of the places (along with Japan) with really low crime rate. The legend (see youtube) is that, if you leave your iPhone on a table in a coffee shop, you can come back to claim it a few hours later. A good part of it is probably because of socioeconomic reasons.
Otherwise, I also bet it’s just your getting caught by the authorities (with whatever Orwellian technologies they use to catch you) and your being reported by people surrounding you.
Meanwhile, other laws in Singapore (with some exceptions):
Life is grand!
There’s a reason why it’s frequently referred to a fine city!
However, I’ll have to say I have been living there for a few decades and have never received a fine, ever.
I must say, you are a fine-avoiding citizen! ;-)
My question is always how do they enforce this really?
I bet they don’t have to do too much to enforce some of these laws. Singapore is one of the places (along with Japan) with really low crime rate. The legend (see youtube) is that, if you leave your iPhone on a table in a coffee shop, you can come back to claim it a few hours later. A good part of it is probably because of socioeconomic reasons.
Otherwise, I also bet it’s just your getting caught by the authorities (with whatever Orwellian technologies they use to catch you) and your being reported by people surrounding you.
I honestly support the flush the toilet fines.
People are so nasty in public bathrooms here in the States.