You’ve got to hand the Singaporeans credit for innovation. Since locals aren’t allowed to gamble at the magnificent casinos built in the country, they have found an ingenious way of enjoying the fun of gambling – by proxy. There are so many foreign workers in Singapore that that their employers are simply sending them into the casinos to gamble on their behalf. The minister responsible for gambling was quick to issue a statement about the phenomenon this week, saying that “it was appalling and unacceptable for bosses to use their workers in such as manner.
Courtesy of Asian Jokes:
Following last week’s announcement that suicide in Singapore will be regulated, the government has decided to make suicide a capital offence.
“Suicide is a deadly serious matter of life or death,” said Minister for Suicide Mr. Yeow Teow Loh. “We cannot let citizens decide important things by their own hands and affect our manpower projections.”
The MOS has written a white paper, and will be tabling it for debate in the next parliamentary session.
The Suicide and Miscellaneous Manpower Offences Bill calls for those attempting suicide to face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
However, repeat offenders will face the death penalty.
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