The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has recently launched on 16 August 2017 a handbook to help ASEAN member states and businesses address and navigate competition law issues relating to e-commerce. I was there at the Competition Law Conference when Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang launched it by entering a pin code into a federated locker (Singapore’s nation-wide infrastructure to boost last mile delivery services).
Here are some helpful pointers from the Handbook for businesses, especially e-commerce startups operating in South-East Asia (SEA) and ASEAN countries, to consider in ensuring they do not flout competition laws, which may result in heavy financial penalties and expenditure of significant time and resources in assisting in investigations.
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