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

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

Cambodia’s early-stage patent protection system Cambodia’s patent protection system is still in its early stages. In fact, Cambodia’s first ever Patent for Invention was…

On 20 January 2015, a Client Alert was issued on the retrospective application of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA”) based…

On 14 November 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) issued a guide to digital token offerings which provides general guidance on the application…