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Our cross-practice team provides an overview of the laws and regulations applicable in Malaysia for Legal 500's Doing Business In guide.

In this article for the Legal Industry Reviews: Malaysia, our Technology team explores the latest requirements for Data Protection Officers, and offers an explanation of which businesses would be required to have one.

The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) proposed amendments to the Malaysian Competition Act 2010 include the introduction of a merger control regime. Andre Gan and Lydia Kong discuss this highly anticipated antitrust development in The Edge Weekly.

In this opinion piece for The Edge Weekly, our partners Sue Wan Wong and Yvonne Beh explore the issue of NFTs from a tax and securitisation perspective and consider the regulatory issues for anyone looking to venture into the world of trading NFTs.

Key amendments include introduction of a merger control regime and amendments to increase MyCC's investigation and enforcement powers.

Key amendments to the act include the introduction of a merger control regime and amendments to increase MyCC's investigation and enforcement powers and enhance its procedures.

In this chapter for the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides for Fintech 2022, Sue Wan Wong, Joel Tan and Pei Ru Tan dissect the fintech market in Malaysia covering topics like roboadvisory, insurtech, regtech, blockchain and open banking.

This proposed amendment is largely in line with ASEAN obligations as set out in the latest ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025.

In this alert, we summarise the key amendments introduced by the Employment Bill 2021 that was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate).

We summarise the latest developments on the taxation of FSI and implications for taxpayers in this alert.