SINGAPORE — Singapore on Thursday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state's image as a strict society."The government stands by its decision to ban chewing gum," Maliki Osman, parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of National Development, told parliament. Full Story
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