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 […]
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 […]
New Guidelines Issued on Data Protection Officers’ Competency Expectations, Training, and Certification
Public Consultation Paper Issued on Proposed Regulatory Framework for Retention, Preservation and Disclosure of Communications Data for Investigation Purposes
Launch of Personal Data Protection Guideline for Cross Border Data Transfers
Introduction Following from our previous Legal Update setting out our analysis on the latest amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA“) pursuant to the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Amendment Act“), which can be accessed here, and our Legal Update on the launch of the Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Data […]
Public Consultation Papers Issued for Upcoming Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment, Data Protection by Design, and Automated Decision Making and Profiling under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010
Urgent Feedback Required by MyCC from Digital Economy Participants
Introduction The Malaysia Competition Commission (“MyCC“) has, in early March 2025, published an Interim Report on the Market Review of the Digital Economy Ecosystem (“Interim Report“) following its latest market review exercise on the digital economy ecosystem in Malaysia (Digital Economy Market Review) conducted pursuant to powers conferred by Section 11 of the Competition Act 2010. […]
Launch of Personal Data Protection Guidelines for Data Protection Officer Appointment and Mandatory Data Breach Notification
Introduction Following from our previous Legal Update setting out our analysis on the latest amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA“) pursuant to the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Amendment Act“), which can be accessed here, and our News Alert on the appointment dates for the coming into force of the amendment […]