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IPOS Announces Initiatives to Help Enterprises Leverage Intangible Assets and Intellectual Property

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS“) announced a series of initiatives at the launch of IP Week @ SG 2025. The initiatives seek to help enterprises leverage intellectual property (“IP“) and intangible assets (“IA“), and include the following: Franchising and licensing: IPOS and the Franchising and Licensing Association (“FLA“) will partner to help enterprises […]

News Alert: Public Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Regulations 2013 Issued

The Personal Data Protection Department (“JPDP” or Jabatan Perlindungan Data Peribadi) has issued a public consultation paper inviting feedback on the proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Regulations 2013 (“PDP Regulations“). The PDP Regulations are a key piece of subsidiary legislation under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA“) that clarifies and elaborates on the […]

Singapore Launches IT Energy Efficiency Standard for Data Centres

Singapore has launched a new standard “SS 715:2025: Energy Efficiency of Data Centre IT Equipment” (“SS 715:2025“), which seeks to support data centre operators and users to deploy energy efficient information technology (“IT“) equipment. As one of the first data centre standards for IT energy efficiency in the tropics, SS 715:2025 aims to save energy […]

News Alert: Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Issues Public Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Framework for Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (“MCMC”) has recently issued a public consultation paper seeking feedback on its proposed regulatory framework for unsolicited commercial electronic messages (“UCEM”), more commonly known as spam messages.  The consultation paper sets out MCMC’s proposed baseline positions in drafting the subsidiary regulation to supplement the new prohibition introduced under section […]

Court of Appeal Delivers Landmark Ruling on the Constitutionality of the Prohibition Against Content that is ‘Offensive’ and ‘with Intention to Annoy’ under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998

Introduction On 19 August 2025, the Court of Appeal (“COA”) delivered a landmark ruling in the case of Heidy Quah Gaik Li v The Government of Malaysia (the “Heidy Quah” case). The presiding COA panel unanimously held that the prohibition against content that is ‘offensive … with the intention to annoy’ under section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act […]

News Alert: Bank Negara Malaysia Issues Discussion Paper on Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Sector for Public Feedback

The Central Bank of Malaysia (“BNM” or Bank Negara Malaysia) has issued a discussion paper outlining its proposed approach and views on the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the financial sector, and is inviting public feedback. As the financial sector increasingly embraces and integrates AI into its operations, BNM’s discussion paper outlines its […]

How to Protect Your Organisation from Data Breaches

Introduction While the proliferation of data and the growing reliance on technology have brought about unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency, it has also given rise to significant vulnerabilities, most notably the increasing danger of data breaches. Organisations across all sectors are now custodians of vast amounts of sensitive information, including personal and business data. […]