Malaysia

Following the announcement by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation in July 2024, the Energy Commission of Malaysia recently launched the much-anticipated Guidelines for Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme.

On 31 July 2024, the Malaysian Parliament passed the long-awaited Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024, tabled by Digital Minister Gobind Singh.

Following the Malaysian Parliament’s passing of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 on 31 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner has issued three public consultation papers to seek feedback on upcoming guidelines that will supplement changes introduced by the Amendment Bill.

Under section 11 of the Competition Act 2010, the Malaysia Competition Commission may conduct a review into any market in order to determine whether any feature or combination of features of the market prevents, restricts or distorts competition in the market.

Updates to the Regulatory Framework for Social Media and Internet Messaging Services in Malaysia – New Licensing Requirements

On 31 July 2024, the Senate (or Dewan Negara) approved the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was introduced by the Digital Minister Gobind Singh earlier in July.

After much anticipation, the Government of Malaysia (through the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation) had, on 26 July 2024, announced the introduction of the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme.

On 10 July 2024, Digital Minister Gobind Singh tabled the long-awaited Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 for its first reading before the Dewan Rakyat (or House of Representatives).

Digital Minister, Gobind Singh, has announced that the Cabinet has approved the proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

Following the coming into force of the amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (“OSHA”), and the Occupational Safety and Health (Plant Requiring Certificate of Fitness) Regulations 2024 and the Occupational Safety and Health (Licensed Person) Order 2024, on 1 June 2024, the Minister of Human Resources has further made two new regulations under the OSHA, one of which is the Occupational Safety and Health (Construction Work) (Design and Management) Regulations 2024.

On 31 May 2024, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, with the support of the Ministry of Digital and the Ministry of Finance, has introduced a new outcome-based tax incentive scheme for eligible Malaysia Digital Status (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor Status) companies.

The Guide for Cross-Border Electricity Sales (“CBES Guide”) was first issued by the Energy Commission on 31 December 2020 to facilitate the cross-border electricity sales between Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore or Thailand. The CBES Guide was revised on 25 October 2021, imposing prohibition of export of renewable energy to Singapore.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 establishes the legal framework relating to the occupational safety and health in Malaysia.

Following the announcement by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (“PETRA”) in January 2024, the Energy Commission had on 1 April 2024 issued the following documents (in Bahasa Malaysia) relating to the fifth competitive bidding round for the Large Scale Solar (“LSS”) programme, also known as LSS-Peralihan Tenaga SuRiA (LSS PETRA),

On 27 March 2024, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation announced a special incentive known as the Solar for Rakyat Incentive Scheme (“SolaRIS”).

On 25 March 2024, the long-awaited Cyber Security Bill 2024 (“Bill”) was tabled in Parliament by the Minister of Digital, Gobind Singh Deo

On 26 January 2024, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has introduced the new Low Carbon Energy Generation Programme as one of the Government’s initiatives in achieving the goals outlined in National Energy Transition Roadmap.

The High Court at Kuala Lumpur, in the first-ever decision of its kind, recognised a foreign award made by an arbitral tribunal under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States.

Malaysia makes promising moves towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in line with global roadmap goals which is in turn embedded in the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).

Introduction The Asian International Arbitration Centre (“AIAC“) regularly revises its arbitration rules (“AIAC Rules“) to keep up-to-date with modern arbitration

On 1 June 2023, the Central Bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), issued an updated version of its Policy

Part 2 of the NETR was announced on 29 August 2023, which was essentially an introduction of the NETR in full and an introduction of, among others, the six levers and five enablers needed for the country’s energy transition.

The National Energy Transition Roadmap (“NETR“) was launched on 27 July 2023 by the Ministry of Economy of Malaysia, setting

Recently, the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Government of Malaysia v Inoapps Sdn Bhd [2022] MLJU 2280 held that while

When drafting arbitration clauses, the selection of the seat is a crucial aspect. It establishes the applicable lex arbitri as

Under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”), there are 13 specified classes of data users (“Specified Data Users”) that

Changes are being made to the Sales Tax Act 2018 in phases to impose sales tax on low value goods.

Since 2018, continuous efforts have been made by the Malaysian Government to review and update the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) in order to bring the PDPA in line with global data protection standards, and also to address issues arising from the emerging ways of using and processing personal data.

The role of the liquidator is to realise the assets of the company and from the sale proceeds, pay off

Following the teasers in the announcement by the Prime Minister of Malaysia in August 2022 and the launch of the

On 5 October 2022, the UK Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA and

Since the introduction of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (“AMLATFPUAA“), the Government has

The National Energy Policy 2022 – 2040 (“NEP“) was launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on 19 September 2022.

Letters of credit attempt to address a wariness in sellers and buyers of goods in international sales. That wariness may

In 2019, the Department of Personal Data Protection (“JPDP“) issued the Public Consultation Paper on the Review of the Personal

On 4 July 2022, the Government of Malaysia launched a new digital economy initiative, Malaysia Digital (“Malaysia Digital Initiative“), which

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Code (“Content Code“), which was first introduced in September 2004, outlines procedures for self-regulation

The franchise industry in Malaysia is governed by the Franchise Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act“) which regulates, among others, the

Online gambling has been increasing in popularity over the past few years in Malaysia, especially during and after the pandemic.

Indonesia’s month-long ban on the export of thermal coal in January 2022 to satisfy the demands of the domestic market;

What is a geographical indication (“GI“)? A GI is essentially a sign or geographical term used on products for the

On 25 April 2022, the Malaysia Competition Commission (“MyCC“) issued for public consultation, salient points of its proposed amendments to

Insider trading has received increased regulatory scrutiny in the Malaysian market over the past decade, posing several important questions for

The Patents (Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) and the Senate (Dewan Negara) in

Insider trading has received increased regulatory scrutiny in the Malaysian market over the past decade, posing several important questions for

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the imperative for greater compliance with Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG“) standards has

The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA“) is the main legislation which regulates the processing of personal data in the

Under the Income Tax Act 1967 (“ITA“), the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (“IRB“) has broad powers and tools to

On 24 December 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (Invocation of Part IV) Order 2021

In the recent decision of the Malaysian High Court in Re Top Builders Capital Bhd & Ors [2022] MLJU 1,

In 2018, the Malaysian Government announced its intention to carry out a comprehensive review and to update the Personal Data

Recognising the characteristics of climate-related risks, Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) has issued the Exposure Draft on Climate Risk Management and

The Asian International Arbitration Centre (“AIAC“) published its Arbitration Rules 2021 (“2021 Rules“) for public consultation in June 2021. The

In line with one of the initiatives set out in the Malaysia Digital Economy (MyDIGITAL) Blueprint to shift towards a

The Hague Rules impose minimum duties on commercial carriers of goods by sea. The Hague Rules have been – for

There has been great anticipation over the past few years on the proposed amendments to be made to the existing Employment Act 1955 (“Act”) in Malaysia. The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 (“Bill”) to amend the Act was tabled in Parliament for first reading on 25 October 2021.

Cross-border electricity trade is one of the means for effective utilisation of regional energy resources. It enables the demands of a region to be met in a cost-efficient manner. It creates opportunities for diverse natural resources to be utilised to meet the sustainability goals of individual countries.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Code (“Content Code”) was first introduced and registered with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (“MCMC”) on 1 September 2004.