Turkmenistan Outlaws Lip-Syncing

The AP reports that the president Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan is outlawing lip-syncing at all cultural events, concents, on television and at private celebrations, because of the “negative effect on the development of singing and musical art”: The Globe and Mail: Lip synching so criminal, it’s outlawed.
No word yet on whether Milli Vanilli will alter any reunion tour plans.
(Via pho.)