Chewing gum in this country costs a person $1,000

Singapore bans its citizens from eating “gum or chewing gum” inside its territory, in addition to the penalties imposed for chewing it are not simple.

Singapore imposes penalties on those who do so with a fine of up to $1,000 for the first time, but if the person repeats the matter the fine can be doubled to $2,000.

According to "grunge", the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has clearly stated that there are many items prohibited from taking to Singapore, including chewing "frankincense".

The aviation authority only allows nicotine gum and medical gum for specific dental needs to be carried into the city-state, according to the civil aviation authority, but why does Singapore hate chewing gum so much?

In 2015, the BBC published the news of the death of Lee Kuan Yew, who oversaw the great prosperity of Singapore during his tenure as Prime Minister, a position he held in 1959, and which lasted until 1990.

As the first Prime Minister of Singapore, he had a mission to build a small and isolated country newly divided from Malaysia, and one of his big priorities was to establish impeccable standards of cleanliness and order.

Chewing frankincense often runs counter to these goals of cleanliness and tidiness, so Singapore has set out to become completely frankincense-free.

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