Some 80 tonnes of fake cosmetics were destroyed in Phnom Penh yesterday, in an effort to fight illegal production and distribution. They were worth "millions of dollars", said Cambodia's anti-counterfeit committee. The items were produced locally but labelled as made in countries like Japan, South Korea, the US and Germany.
More than a cosmetic clearance

- PublishedOct 4, 2017, 5:00 am SGT
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 04, 2017, with the headline 'More than a cosmetic clearance'. Subscribe
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