We thought we had the necessary approvals for the ads, says Sugarbook CEO


PETALING JAYA: Sugarbook, the online dating site which recently became the centre of an advertising controversy, has come forward with a clarification on their recent series of electronic billboard advertisements

Sugarbook founder and CEO Darren Chan said that he was advised by their advertising company to go ahead with the advertisements, leading him to think that the necessary approvals had been acquired.

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