Singapore Gets Tough on Drug Vapes With Caning and Jail Time
Bottles of honey flavoured vape liquid.
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This week, Karoline Kan explains why Singapore is cracking down on vapes, and why Johor Bahru is increasingly a medical tourist destination for Singaporeans. Sungwoo Park reviews Korean cold buckwheat noodles at newly opened Gwanghwamun Mijin.
You may have seen it. Someone pulls out a sleek little gadget, small enough to pass off as a pen or a USB stick. They take a quick puff and suddenly, there’s an unexplained fruity scent in the air. Vaping has been banned in Singapore since 2018, but it hasn’t disappeared — in fact, the problem is only getting worse.