11/13/2025 11:08:31 PM Singapore’s Consumer Watchdog Issues New Guide to Rein in Misleading Marketing By Denise Mirandah How much can you trust the claims on the products you buy every day? Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission (CCS) thinks it’s...
6/26/2025 4:36:51 PM Agoda Amends Platform Features Following CCCS Intervention By Denise Mirandah In response to concerns raised by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), travel booking platform Agoda has revised...
6/5/2025 3:57:31 PM Salt, Sauces and Instant Noodles to Have Nutri-Grade Labels by Mid-2027 By Denise Mirandah Anticipated by mid-2027, Singapore will mandate the use of “Nutri-Grade Label” on a wider range of sodium-rich food products, as part of...
4/15/2025 3:17:36 PM L'Oréal and Another v Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd – Pre-Action Discovery and the Riddick Undertaking By Denise Mirandah In this recent decision, the Singapore High Court considered whether public interest grounds justify lifting the Riddick undertaking and...
3/13/2025 10:23:15 PM Osim Revises Product Information After CCCS Flags Misleading Claims By Denise Mirandah The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has flagged multiple concerns regarding Osim’s promotional practices and...
8/6/2024 2:06:21 PM Company Ordered to Stop Making Misleading Claims on Health Benefits of Filtered or Alkaline Water By Denise Mirandah The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) ordered the water dispenser company, Purexygen, to stop making misleading...
3/1/2023 3:52:00 PM Overview of Thai PDPC’s Notification and Guidelines on Data Breaches By Denise Mirandah The Notification on the Criteria and Procedures for Handling Personal Data Breaches (the "Notification") was issued by the Personal Data...
1/9/2023 5:08:17 PM Alcohol Advertisement Restrictions in Thailand By Denise Mirandah The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, B.E. 2551 (“the ABCA”) poses challenges for manufacturers and content creators producing alcohol...
11/29/2022 7:31:23 PM What Constitutes Loss or Damage under the Singapore PDPA By Denise Mirandah In this landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal (“SGCA”) clarified the scope of the right of private action under the Personal Data...
9/28/2022 3:01:31 PM Breach of Accountability Obligation by ACL Construction (S) Pte Ltd By Denise Mirandah A recent decision by the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) emphasised the importance for organisations to, at a minimum,...
9/6/2022 6:34:09 PM New Regulatory Authority Created to Regulate and Oversee Gambling in Singapore By Denise Mirandah Newly enacted legislations in Singapore have established a single regulatory authority for all forms of gambling, and have updated...
8/31/2022 2:18:13 PM Deceptive Design Pattern (aka “dark patterns”) By Denise Mirandah A deceptive design pattern or dark pattern is a method employed by companies to make consumers do unintended things or to make it harder...
8/29/2022 2:32:46 PM Nutri-Grade Labelling Requirement Extended To Drinks Outlets Offering Freshly Prepared Drinks With High Sugar and Saturated Fat Content By End-2023 By Denise Mirandah Following the requirement for pre-packed beverages to be labelled with a Nutri-Grade mark from 30 December 2022, the Singapore government...
6/30/2022 1:15:32 PM Breach of the Protection Obligation by Trinity Christian Centre By Denise Mirandah A recent decision highlights the need to implement reasonable security measures in database servers to safeguard against personal data...
3/29/2022 2:45:49 PM Singapore Red Cross Society’s Remedial Measures to address Data Breaches By Denise Mirandah The following case reiterates the need for a proper password protection policy and periodic security checks to guard against data...
2/7/2022 4:33:53 PM SAP Asia Ordered to Pay Financial Penalty Having Failed to Protect Personal Data of Its Former Employees By Denise Mirandah A decision of the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) demonstrates the importance of conveying specific business requirements...