The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) received 188 complaints about retailers in the mall in 2007, and 119 in 2006. -- PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
COMPLAINTS against Sim Lim Square retailers rose 30 per cent to 244 last year, increasing for the fifth consecutive year.
The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) received 188 complaints about retailers in the mall in 2007, and 119 in 2006. There were 103 complaints in 2005, up from 69 in 2004.
Notable incidents last year included a Filipino tourist who filed a police report against one shop, alleging that its salesmen had assaulted him.
Read Chua Hian Hou's full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
