CCCS/Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore

3 retailers caught using misleading website features such as fake visitor counts, countdown timers

Misleading features included fake visitor counts, fabricated countdown timers and false discount claims.

Electric fire stoves not certified for safety, cannot be sold here: Consumer safety office

Such stoves, also known as plasma stoves, are not eligible for Safety Mark registration and cannot be supplied in Singapore.

Singapore’s consumer watchdog issues warning to water filter company AOX over false claims

Electric vehicle charging in Singapore must not become a local monopoly

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Electric vehicle (EV) charging points in T41 car park near Block 828 Tampines Street 81 behind Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) Headquarters on Oct 24, 2025.
More than 8 in 10 HDB carparks have been equipped with EV charging points, with around 150 more carparks to join the pack.
Deployment for the remaining 150 carparks will be completed after 2025 due to factors such as technical constraints and taking in community preferences to balance the parking needs of various users, said LTA.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Competition watchdog CCS will step in if consumer welfare is compromised: Low Yen Ling

This follows the acquisition of Clementi Mall by an entity linked to Zhao Zhichao of The Elegant Group, which also owns the nearby Grantral Mall@Clementi.

Forum: Concerned over synchronised fee hikes at driving centres

S’pore’s consumer watchdog takes action against Courts and Prism+ over misleading website features

Courts was found to have automatically added unsolicited items into consumers’ shopping carts while PRISM+ used fake countdown timers to pressure consumers into purchases.

Consumer competition watchdog issues warning to bedding company over misleading marketing practices

CCS said it discovered that there was no active account for Hotel Bed Company on Trustpilot.

Some baby products, kids’ jewellery sold online found to be unsafe: S’pore consumer safety watchdog

The CPSO purchased and tested 22 products offered mainly by suppliers on retail platforms Shopee and Lazada throughout 2025.

53 complaints filed against beauty and wellness company DNA Brands: Case

Case advised consumers to consider sales offers carefully, compare prices with other retailers and seek a second opinion.

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