1.   But last year Singapore police and officers of the Film and Publication Department have stepped up raids on sellers and manufacturers of the pirated items.

2.   He opined that only if consumers are unwilling to take the lower price of the pirated item, the situation will be corrected in the long run.

3.   It said the sellers and suppliers of the pirated items would be fined and that the confiscated items would be destroyed.

4.   The bulk of the pirated items goes to other Asian countries.

5.   The estimate is based on the fact that consumers have cut their spending and will be tempted by the lower-priced pirated items.