Senior competition official suggests DG Comp for Asian nations

Monday, 05 March 2012

Vu Bá Phú of Vietnam's Competition Authority
The deputy general director of Vietnam’s Competition Authority has suggested that the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consider adopting an EU-style, collective competition policy to police mergers and cartels that cross its members’ borders. Ron Knox in Singapore

An interview with Robert Ian McEwin

Thursday, 09 February 2012

Robert Ian McEwin
Professor Robert Ian McEwin, who will chair GCR Live: Law Leaders Asia-Pacific 2012 in Singapore next month, talks to GCR about his experience as a competition lawyer, economist and academic, and about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) difficult journey towards implementing integrated competition laws in each of its 10 member states.

Singapore fines modelling cartel

Thursday, 24 November 2011

The CSS fined 10 modelling agencies
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has fined 10 modelling agencies S$361,000 (€206,000) for price fixing.

Singapore cracks down on employment collusion

Friday, 30 September 2011

Media reports alerted the commision to the matter
Singapore’s Competition Commission has fined 16 employment agencies S$153,000 (€87,000) for colluding to fix the price of workers’ salaries.

Singapore moves on to modelling cartel

Premium Article - Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Singapore’s Competition Commission has issued a proposed infringement decision against 11 modelling agencies accused of price fixing.

Authorities find novel ways of raising antitrust awareness

Premium Article - Thursday, 19 May 2011

Authorities seek new ways to promote competition
As competition awareness becomes an increasingly crucial part of national authorities' work agendas, agencies are devising innovative ways to convey their messages. Rachel Bull in The Hague

Singapore targets employment agencies

Premium Article - Monday, 16 May 2011

Singapore’s Competition Commission has issued a proposed infringement decision to 16 employment agencies accused of price fixing.

Appeal board cuts coach company fines

Premium Article - Friday, 25 March 2011

In its first decision, Singapore’s Competition Appeal Board has reduced fines that the country’s Competition Commission imposed on six coach companies. 

Singapore names new competition head

Premium Article - Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Yena Lim
Yena Lim has been named the new chief executive of Singapore’s Competition Commission.

Singapore scrutinises medical fees

Premium Article - Tuesday, 08 June 2010

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has rejected a request from the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) for its guideline on fees to be excluded from the country’s Competition Act.

Singapore commission flexes its muscles

Premium Article - Friday, 04 June 2010

Singapore issues behavioural decisions
Singapore’s Competition Commission today held that 14 electrical companies had colluded to rig bids and also made the country’s first finding of abuse of dominance, against ticketing company SISTIC.

Singapore reviews maritime block exemption

Premium Article - Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Singapore’s Competition Commission is reviewing a block exemption in its shipping market.

Singapore probes ticketing service

Premium Article - Friday, 18 December 2009

Singapore’s Competition Commission is investigating Sistic, the country’s largest ticketing company, for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the ticketing market.

Singapore takes containers review to Phase II

Premium Article - Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Singapore’s Competition Commission (CCS) has opened a Phase II investigation of a joint venture between two packaging companies, US-headquartered Greif International and Singapore’s GEP Asia.

Singapore issues first price-fixing fines

Premium Article - Wednesday, 04 November 2009

Singapore’s Competition Commission has fined 16 coach operators and their trade association for fixing the price of tickets.

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