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From: The Scotsman | Date: November 26, 2002 | Copyright information

SINGAPOREANS are free to chew gum once again - but only if they've got a doctor's note. The decade-long ban on the import, sale and manufacture of the sticky stuff has been lifted, but only in part. Now sugarless, therapeutic gum, the sort designed to wean smokers off ...

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