Personal Data Protection Commission clarifies Personal Data Protection Act penalty framework in Marina Bay Sands decision

03 Nov 2025

On 28 October 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commission imposed a financial penalty of S$315,000 on Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd for breaching the Protection Obligation under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012. This is the second highest individual penalty issued since the Act came into force.

In this legal update, our Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Practice Co-Heads Lim Chong Kin and David N. Alfred and Director Anastasia Su-Anne Chen highlight the key points of the Commission’s decision and analyse the Commission’s financial penalty framework following the amendments to the Act in 2021.

Please click here to read the update.