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Mankind:

Rules of the Game

Human beings fashioned rules and regulations to guide

our work, family, religion and lifestyle. Amornrat Sidhu

reveals some of the strangest, most extreme and out-

of-the-box laws that exist in our diverse communities,

bringing to light how colourful our world actually is —

for better or worse.

CHINA: GEESE POLICE ARE ASSERTIVE LAW-ENFORCERS
UNITED KINGDOM: KILLING THE
QUEEN’S SWAN IS TREASON
China’s Xinjiang province prefers geese over
dogs to help enforce the law. They say that Traditional law stated that hurting or
geese are aggressive, loud and have excellent slaughtering a mute swan was a crime
vision and hearing. The manner in which they against the Queen until 1998. Currently, the
fan their wings can also help intimidate and Crown still owns all the swans in specifi c
deter perpetrators. areas of the River Thames. Also, swans
are protected under the 1981 Wildlife and
Countryside Act.

THAILAND: IT IS ILLEGAL TO SRI LANKA: RESPECT BUDDHA AND BUDDHIST IMAGERY
LEAVE YOUR HOUSE OR ELSE…
WITHOUT UNDERWEAR

No cases have been reported, so fi nes and Tourists with Buddha tattoos can be detained
punishments are unclear. I also wonder how and/or deported from Sri Lanka if discovered.
they would check for law-breakers, but there In fact, visitors have been punished for kissing
you go. Are you wearing some right now? and taking pictures with their backs towards
the statues. You will face consequences,
regardless of whether you are a Buddhist or
not.

INDIA: THE HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 DENMARK: YOU CAN ONLY NAME YOUR CHILD FROM A
NATIONAL LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 7,000 APPROVED NAMES

This law states that if you already have a If you are deadset on a name that is not on
child, biological or adopted, you cannot adopt the list, you will have to seek permission from
another child of the same sex. Copenhagen University’s Names Investigation
Department and the Ministry of Ecclesiastical
Aff airs.

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