The Malaysian government has introduced a revamped Trade Descriptions Act, which repealed the Trade Descriptions Act 1972. Among other things, a 'trade description' is now clearly defined as including ...

Keeping pace with changing times, the Malaysian Government recently passed the Trade Descriptions Act, 2011 (TDA). The Act aims to tighten trade mark enforcement provisions by prohibiting false trade ...

A trade description order can be a useful enforcement tool. But Kherk Ying Chew and Sri Sarguna Raj of Wong & Partners warn that it is a double-edged sword As well as instituting civil action for ...

KOTA BARU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has enforced the Trade Description (Marking of Quantity for Packaged Goods) Order 2023 starting June 4 under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 ...

In Thye Huat Chan Sdn Bhd v Thye Shen Trading Sdn, a Malaysian court has set aside a trade description order on the grounds, among others, that it did not correctly identify the allegedly infringing ...

The Trade Descriptions Act (TDA) makes it an offence for traders to falsely describe goods and services. It would, for example, be an offence for a tour operator to say a hotel has air conditioning ...

Rice mixing is said to have exacerbated the shortage of local white rice in the market. The domestic trade and cost of living ministry will enforce Section 5 of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 to ...

The Consumer Council has received 3,463 complaints over unfair selling practices since the amended Trade Descriptions Ordinance took effect a year ago. One complaint involved HK$473,500 - the highest ...

Good Morning, looking for some advice. Purchased a used car from a well known dealership on the weekend. The advert stated that the car had front and rear parking sensors. Only the next day when I ...

A team of 147 customs officers, some undercover, will be sent out to crack down on businesses breaching the expanded trade description law that takes effect on Friday. "I want every business to treat ...

Domestic trade and cost of living minister Armizan Mohd Ali said through the implementation of this order, enforcement officers can carry out inspections and accuracy tests of product quantities ...

Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali KOTA BHARU, June 8 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has enforced the Trade Description ...