SINGAPORE: A 62-year-old man was fined S$27,600 (US$20,800) for illegally selling roasted chestnuts near bus stops and other public places. If he cannot pay the fine, Tan Hee Meng must serve a 36-day jail term. Tan committed 19 counts of illegal hawking at various public places from May 201
SINGAPORE: A 62-year-old man was fined S$27,600 for illegally selling roasted chestnuts near bus stops and other public places.Tan committed 19 counts of illegal hawking at various public places from May 2019 to March 2023, said the Singapore Food Agency in a media release on Thursday .
"Despite numerous enforcement actions taken against Tan, he continued to engage in illegal hawking activities, demonstrating a clear disregard for the law," said SFA. Unregulated street hawking poses a risk to food safety, said SFA, adding that it is"unable to assure" that the food meets its safety requirements.
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