The misleading promotional activities on Expedia Singapore’s website has now halted, thanks to the competition watchdog, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”). BEX Travel Asia (“BEX”), the website operator of Expedia Singapore, has put an end to its misleading promotions after the investigation by CCCS about its unfair practices. The “Daily Hotel Deals” […]
“Nutri-Grade” set to commence its battle with sugary drinks from end-2021 as part of Singapore’s war on diabetes
After the announcement by Singapore’s Minister of State for Health, Edwin Tong, on the 10th October 2019 on the introduction of a mandatory Front-of-Pack label for packaged sugar-sweetened beverages , it has been announced that drinks with high sugar and/or saturated fat contents will be required to display a “Nutri-Grade” label with grades ranging from […]
Recent Decisions of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission
The Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) recently meted out financial penalties to two errant entities which were found to be in breach of Section 24 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”). Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) Pte. Ltd. Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) Pte. Ltd. (the “Organisation”) voluntarily informed the PDPC that the systems of […]
How Start-Ups are Safeguarding against Hazardous Data Privacy Issues
As the digital economy expands at a rapid pace, companies continue to collect massive amounts of data and have come to be more dependent on this data to fuel their businesses. From e-commerce firms to healthtech firms, reams of data amassed from consumers are being used to better their offering of products and services. With […]
Singapore Set to Implement World’s First Advertising Ban for High Sugar Drinks
The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) announced recently that it will introduce a mandatory Front-of-Pack (“FOP”) label for packaged sugar-sweetened beverages (“SSBs”) with colour code and grade to inform consumers of the sugar content, i.e., whether it is healthy, neutral or unhealthy, so that consumers may make an informed decision when purchasing SSBs. An advertising […]
Undeclared Medicinal Ingredients in Seemingly Ubiquitous Products Lands Parties in Hot Soup
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell and supply products which contain undeclared potent medicinal ingredients. Anyone found contravening the said requirement is liable to prosecution and if convicted, may be imprisoned for up to 3 years and/ or face a fine of up to $100,000. Despite the deterrent mechanism which is in place, the […]
Singapore – Claim of Monopolistic Practice Rejected by the Competition Commission
There has been a recent development in competition law in Singapore with the ruling by the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) in respect of the issue of abuse of dominant under the Competition Act by NTUC Income (a local insurance company) and ironically the Consumers Association of Singapore (“Case”). In Singapore the Competition Act Chapter […]