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SINGAPORE IS PROUD TO BE tough.As a multiethnicisland run by a Chinese majority and surrounded by poten-tialy hostile Malay powers,the little city-state has always basedits survival on tight discipline.Singapore,which inherited itscriminal code from British colonialists,cracks down against any-thing that smacks of a political challenge—including,in an earlierera,men with long hair.Its heavy fines—1,000 Singapore dollars($640)for such offenses as using chewing gum,spitting or feed-ing birds—are legendary.And holding a foreign passport has
SINGAPORE IS PROUD TO BE Tough. As a multiethnicisland run by a Chinese majority and surrounded by poten- tialy hostile Malay powers, the little city-state has always basedits survival on tight discipline. Singapore, which inherited itscriminal code from British colonialists, cracks down against any-thing that smacks of a political challenge-including, in an earlierera, men with long hair. Its heavy fines-1,000 Singapore dollars ($ 640) for such offenses as using chewing gum, spitting or feed-ing birds-are legendary. And holding a foreign passport has