E-commerce has revolutionised the way businesses and consumers interact. However, while technology has changed the mode of doing business, the law continues to apply. The same principles that govern traditional commerce — from fair trading to product safety — extend to online transactions, though often with added complexity.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation adopted the National Guidelines on AI Governance and Ethics. The launch of which is a key step in supporting the Malaysian National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025.
AIGE reinforces Malaysia’s commitment to global AI ethics inspired by guidelines from UNESCO, OECD, and the EU, to ensure trusted and responsible AI development. Following this, AIGE set out seven core principles consisting of fairness, safety, privacy, inclusiveness, transparency, accountability, and the pursuit of human benefit.
On 17 July 2025, an Engagement Session on the Review of E-Commerce Legislation was held at Zenith Hotel, Putrajaya to engage relevant stakeholders on the ongoing review of Malaysia’s e-commerce laws. The session was led by YB Datuk Armizan, Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (“KPDN”), and moderated by KPDN officers. The engagement session brought together approximately 300 participants, including platform representatives, vendors, and users.
On 9 June 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued a Press Release to announce a major expansion of its Sales and Service Tax (SST) effective 1 July 2025.
The announcement was foreshadowed in Budget 2025 (albeit without much detail) to increase government revenue and support fiscal reforms. The new structure will cover a wider range of taxable services and introduce changes to the sales tax on locally manufactured and/or imported goods.
The key to understanding the expansion is the Malaysian Government’s oft-repeated statements that the expansion aims to increase revenue without burdening the ordinary man on the street.
A bank is where customers deposit their money for safekeeping. As such, a bank, since its inception has always been regarded as a guardian of its customers’ monies. It therefore is quite natural that a bank owes a duty of care towards its customers. Accordingly, in performing its duties, a bank ought to exercise reasonable care and skill as such. However, recent developments in Malaysian jurisprudence have resulted in a limitation of this duty of care to customers only.
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail, Nurul Athirah Ja’afar and Tai Sher Lynn Introduction In 2020, The Royal Malaysia Police (“PDRM”) announced that the offence of using mobile phones whilst on the road is a…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Lim Zhi Ying Introduction On 12 June 2023, the Ministry of Health (MOH) tabled The Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 in the Parliament. The…
Written by Richard Wee and Lavannya Nair There are three stages available to an aggrieved individual to resolve a dispute regarding service tax. Set against the backdrop of the abrogation of the Goods and Service…
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对于任何类型的业务，记录与更新与买家进行的所有交易是一种常态。账户报表经常会出现在涉及货到付款或信用销售的供应商和贸易企业。
Written by Wong Zi Ying and Lavannya Nair On 8 June 2023, several orders were enacted by the Parliament pertaining to stamp duties. The summary of those orders is as follows: STAMP DUTY (EXEMPTION) ORDER…
