00:01A French teenager was fined 600 Singaporean dollars or around 400 euros after admitting
00:07to posting to social media a video of himself putting back a straw he had licked into the
00:12dispenser of an orange juice vending machine. The 19-year-old who was studying in Singapore
00:18triggered backlash after the clip he posted on Instagram went viral. The Southeast Asian
00:23city-state is known for its strict enforcement of public order and hygiene rules. The judge
00:29said given his age and nature of the offense alternatives such as probation or a community-based
00:34sentence would not be imposed. Prosecutors agreed the offense was at the lower end of its seriousness
00:40as no member of the public used the straw.
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