• March 29, 2024

Petition calls for shisha-ban review

More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for a ban on the sale of shisha in Singapore to be reviewed, according to an AsiaOne story.

The appeal, on the petition website Change.org, was started on Thursday by Isabelle Yeo, a National University of Singapore law graduate.

Yeo also wrote an open letter to the Ministry of Health (MoH) saying that it was not so much the ban’s objective that she was opposed to, but the way in which the ban was put in place. She said she didn’t agree with absolute bans, and more so when there were no clear explanations given for the bans.

The ban on the import, distribution and sale of shisha is due to come into force later this month, though existing importers and retailers may continue to do business until July 31, 2016.

An MoH spokesman said previously it was necessary to ban shisha now to prevent it from becoming entrenched in Singapore, in the way that cigarettes had become entrenched.