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 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.
Merujuk kepada Peraturan-Peraturan Perlindungan Pengguna (Urus Niaga Perdagangan Elektronik) 2024 (“Peraturan”) yang berkuat kuasa pada 25 Disember 2024. Tempoh penangguhan selama enam (6) bulan selepas kuat kuasa Peraturan ini akan berakhir pada 24 Jun 2025.…
We refer to the Consumer Protection (Electronic Trade Transaction) Regulations 2024 (‘the Regulations’) which came into force on 25 December 2024. The six (6) month grace period following the Regulations coming into force will end…
2024年9月20日，马来西亚第二财政部长拿督斯里阿米尔韩沙•阿兹占宣布在柔佛州的森林城市设立新的金融特区（又称“SFZ”）。一系列激励措施已被推出，以吸引企业和人才进入这一新的金融特区，尤其是针对家族财富管理办公室及更广泛的金融行业。以下是已概述的主要激励措施。
On 20th September 2024, Malaysia’s Minister of Finance II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, announced the establishment of a new Special Financial Zone (‘SFZ’) in Forest City, Johor. A range of incentives have been introduced to attract businesses and talent to this new SFZ, particularly, targeting industries such as family wealth offices and the broader financial sector. Below are the key incentives that have been outlined.
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Tai Sher Lynn On the 9th of December 2023, the Parliament and Council of the European Union (‘the EU’) reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act…
In this article, we write about the various types of injunction and what kind of ‘stop order’ each entails. In general, an interlocutory injunction is usually sought for and granted when there is an urgency to the matter. This can be obtained ex parte which means ‘by one party’.
Written by Ashley Yip, Richard Wee & Indthu Selvamuthu This article is related to a previous article related to the Constitutional Right to legal representation if detained by authorities. Introduction It is often said that a…
