Singapore: Punishment is caning, even for foreigners

File photo provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows the Burkill Hall in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. [Photo/Xinhua]

Though Singapore actually has no cultural relics, it practices "zero tolerance" for any behavior that damages public places. Even foreigners can't escape punishment if convicted.

In 2015, an international hunt began for two young people from Germany who scrawled on the subway in Singapore. The young men were charged with damaging public property, convicted and sentenced to - nine months in prisonment plus three canings.