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19
June
2018

Key Amendments to the E-money Regulation

On 3 May 2018, the Bank of Indonesia (“BI”) issued a new regulation No. 20/6/PBI/2018 (“PBI 20/2018”) on electronic money or e-money, which repealed…

Indonesia
Communications, Media & Technology
Legal Alert
18
June
2018

Regulating Competition in Brunei Darussalam – Introducing the Competition Order

In the past, the only means of checking equity in pricing and competition in Brunei was the Price Control Act. However, as Brunei ventures…

Brunei
Competition and Anti-Trust
Legal Alert
18
June
2018

Cambodia issues Guidelines on Implementation of Double Taxation Agreement with Singapore and Thailand

Although the DTAs were signed some time ago, the relevant implementing regulations were only issued earlier this year.  On 2 February, the Ministry of…

Cambodia
Tax
Legal Alert
18
June
2018

New Rules for Employing Expatriates in Indonesia

On 26 March 2018, the President of Republic of Indonesia issued the Presidential Regulation No. 20 of 2018 on the Utilisation of Expatriates (“PR…

Indonesia
Employment & Human Capital Services
Legal Alert
18
June
2018

Identification and Reporting of Beneficial Owners Now Mandatory

Effective 5 March 2018, each entity in Indonesia must identify and report its beneficial owner(s) to Authorized Institutions to combat money laundering and terrorism…

Indonesia
Compliance & Governance
Legal Alert
11
June
2018

A New Malaysia: Post GE-14 Updates and Market Outlook

Malaysia’s 14th General Election (GE14) resulted in a watershed change of the Malaysian Federal Government, unseating the Barisan Nasional political coalition that has been in…

Malaysia
Corporate
Article
18
May
2018

Continued Progress as Cambodia Further Strengthens Intellectual Property Protection

Validation of Chinese Patent in Cambodia Following on from the success of the Agreement on Validation of European Patent with the European Patent Office…

Cambodia
Intellectual Property
IP Alert
17
May
2018

Key changes under the Arbitration (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2018

The Arbitration (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018 (“the Bill”) was passed in Dewan Negara (Senate) on 5 April 2018 and came into force as…

Malaysia
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Legal Alert
15
May
2018

Myanmar opens up retail and wholesale business sectors to foreign-owned companies

In a recent move to liberalise and promote a more open economy in Myanmar, on 9 May 2018, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued…

Myanmar
Corporate
Legal Alert
22
March
2018

The Impact of the EU GDPR in Singapore

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), which will enter into force from 25 May 2018, will apply to a Singapore organisation…

Singapore
Compliance & Governance
Legal Alert
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