Indonesia probing Shopee, Lazada units for alleged anti-competition moves

Indonesia’s anti-trust agency KPPU is said to be investigating the local branches of e-commerce platforms Shopee and Lazada for potential anti-competition rule violations, Reuters reported on Monday. The companies under scrutiny are PT Shopee Internasional Indonesia and PT Ecart Webportal Indonesia, which manage Shopee and Lazada’s operations in Indonesia, respectively, the report said.