On 29 March 2017, the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 (“the Bill”) was passed by Dewan Rakyat. The Bill was recently passed by Dewan Negara…

The Companies Act 2016 (“CA 2016”), which came into effect on 31 January 2017, introduces changes to ease the doing of business and to…

On 16 February 2017, the Singapore Exchange kicked off a public consultation on dual class share structures.  A dual class share structure gives one…

A new Construction Service Law No. 2 of 2017 (“New Construction Law”) was enacted in Indonesia on 12 January 2017 which replaces Law No....

There have been two recent developments in Cambodia in the intellectual property field. On 25 November 2016, the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia…

The Ministry of Trade issued the following regulations which came into effect on 22 January 2017: Regulation No. 7/M-DAG/PER/2/2017 on the Issuance of Trade…

Pursuant to the gazette notification dated 26 January 2017, the new Companies Act 2016 (“new Act”) came into force on 31 January 2017, save…

The Stamp (Amendment) Bill 2016 (‘the Bill’) was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat (Lower House of Parliament) on 23 November 2016….

On 13 January 2017, the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) announced that the new Companies Act 2016 (“new Act”) will come into force in…

The Kuantan High Court on 16 November 2016 has dismissed a lawsuit initiated by 770 Felda settlers against Felda and its subsidiary Felda Palm…