Consumer Watch

Numerous complaints made against Organic Salon, yet it continues to operate with “unfair practices” and no actions taken by authorities so far

by Aldgra F.

19/08/2021

Giant Singapore extends popular weekday storewide discount for senior citizen until end of 2021

30/07/2021

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Netizens express disappointment towards StarHub for its poor services and offers for re-subscription

26/07/2021

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Premiums could “rise significantly” if insurers “recklessly increase” number of doctors on Integrated Shield Plans panels: Life Insurance Association

02/04/2021

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Couple in their 60s paid for cancelled insurance policies for 7 years, spark questions among netizens

by Aldgra F.

11/03/2021

Last week, The Straits Times (ST) reported about a couple in their 60s who have had S$25,000 deducted from their...

Single mother complains to CASE about being overcharged by plumber but to no avail, only gets refund after sharing on social media

by Aldgra F.

25/02/2021

A single mother who was overcharged by a plumbing services company—namely Kwoi Heng Plumbing Services—to change her faulty water heater...

iPrice study: Is COVID-19 fuelling the e-commerce surge in Singapore?

08/09/2020

Looking at the first half of 2020, it seems that this could be a pivotal year for the e-commerce sector...

78% of S’poreans prefer to stick with digital payment methods even when COVID-19 is over, according to Visa study

20/06/2020

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, on Thursday (18 June) announced the key findings on how the spending habits...

More than half of Singaporeans use mobile contactless payment, according to Visa study

29/05/2020

Mobile contactless payments are on the rise in Singapore with 56 per cent of consumers embracing this new way to...

COVID-19 in S'pore: Will bringing NRIC to malls and supermarkets for contact tracing purposes be made mandatory at all such premises nationwide soon?

01/05/2020

The increasing number of malls and supermarkets in Singapore requiring their patrons to produce their NRIC for contact tracing purposes...

NTUC FairPrice to include $3.99 service fee in all online orders to cover picking and packing costs

16/04/2020

Starting tonight (16 Apr) at 8pm, local supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice will include a S$3.99 service charge to all orders...

ASEAN

COVID-19 has changed Indonesians' consumption habits: Nielsen Indonesia

by user

14/04/2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the consumption habits in Indonesia, as trends previously seen in neighbouring Singapore and...

Ezbuy launches ‘Grand Celebration Sale’ to commemorate removal of agent fees

by 0032

12/03/2020

A big historical step for ezbuy has been taken as the company just announced the removal of 'agent fees' from...

NTUC FairPrice to work with police on taking action against culprits of “how to spread Wuhan” prank video