Is flag burning illegal in Singapore?
Criminal offense
Desecrating the national flag is illegal under the National Symbols Act and Regulations.
Singapore is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Indonesia
- Criminal offense Desecrating the Indonesian national flag is prohibited by law and punishable by imprisonment or fines.
- Malaysia
- Criminal offense Disrespecting the national flag can be prosecuted under existing penal and sedition laws.
- Thailand
- Criminal offense Desecrating the Thai national flag is a criminal offense punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Philippines
- Criminal offense Desecrating the flag is a prohibited act punishable by fine or imprisonment under the Flag and Heraldic Code.
- Hong Kong
- Criminal offense Desecrating the national or regional flag is a criminal offense under local ordinances.
- Taiwan
- Criminal offense Insulting the national flag or emblem of any country is a criminal offense in Taiwan.
Other laws in Singapore
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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