DFA warns travelers vs taking items banned in Singapore

MANILA, Philippines-Filipinos planning to travel to Singapore should leave their collection of porno magazines, gun-shaped lighters, and chewing tobacco behind because they are part of a long list of items prohibited in the Lion City. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued the warning in a travel advisory released on Thursday, noting that the Philippine Embassy in Singapore reported the recent arrest of a Filipino traveler for the unlawful possession of a knuckle duster. Under the Arms Offences Act of Singapore, anyone caught with any of the prohibited items will be imprisoned and caned. To avoid encountering problems with the police or customs authorities, the DFA issued a list of prohibited items:

• firearms or firearms parts, including magazines
• live bullets, including blanks, of small or large caliber for revolver, pistol, or rifle
• air pistol or air rifle or parts
• spear guns or cross bows
• explosive blasting caps, dynamite, detonators, detonating cords
• fireworks
• spent or empty ammunition cartridges, including bullets rendered "safe’"
• signal flares
• tear-gas spray, pepper spray
• walking stick with dagger
• industrial acid and other corrosive substances
• flick or fan knives, gravity knives
• whips made from bicycle or motorcycle chains
• nunchaku, knuckle dusters, ninja stars, throwing knives
• stun guns and taser guns
• toy guns that resemble real guns
• bullet-proof vests
• batons, t-baton, night sticks, truncheons, handcuffs
• replica or dummy and model explosives
• cornershot devices
• lighters shaped like grenades, bullets, or firearms

Singapore also prohibits the importation of the following items:

• chewing gum, except dental or nicotine gum
• chewing tobacco and imitation tobacco products
• cigaretter lighters of pistol or revolver shape
• controlled drugs and psychotropic substances
• endangered species of wildlife and their by-products
• firecrackers
• obscene articles, publications, video tapes or discs, and software
• reproduction of copyright publications, video tapes, video compact discs (VCDs), laser discs, records or cassettes
• seditious and treasonable materials

- GMANews.TV