A 36-year-old Indian-origin man has been sent to two weeks in jail for wearing Singapore's flag like a cape while shouting that he is god at a coffee club in the city-state earlier this month. Roy Ravi Jaganathan on Thursday pleaded guilty to one charge of being a public nuisance, The Straits Times newspaper reported. Indian-Origin Man Wears Singapore Flag As Cape, Shouts ‘I Am God’ at Cafe; Sentenced to Two Weeks in Jail.
It seems that fewer Singapore households these days display the national flag. Dr Leong Chan-Hoong of Kantar Public looks at what the national symbols mean to Singaporeans and how they can be made more relatable.
The National Symbols Act and Regulations, which provides a framework to promote the appropriate use of the national and presidential symbols, comes into effect on Tuesday.