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Dear valued clients, colleagues and friends,   In the recent case of Lam Ah Company Sdn Bhd (“taxpayer”) v Director General of Customs and Excise, the taxpayer succeeded in its judicial review application challenging Customs’ refusal to give effect to the exemption under section 155 of the Goods and Services Tax Act 2014, which exempted, among others, taxable supplies of goods or services made within a “designated area” (i.e ...

Dear valued clients, colleagues and friends, We are pleased to bring you the latest legal update for October 2022 ...

Our partner, Wong Kian Jun, from the Employment and Administrative Law Practice Group reviews the Election Offences Act of 1954 and its implications today and discusses factors that should be considered and actions employers can take to ensure compliance in this Employment Law Alliance Employment Matters Vlog.   Click here to watch the vlog ...

Our Partner, Raymond Low, of the Employment and Administrative Law Practice Group,  moderated an Employment Law Alliance podcast titled “Mental Health in the Thai Workplace”.   In this podcast, Raymond and guest speaker Sophon Pathumratworakun from Price Sanond discussed current mental health issues in Thailand.   Click here to listen to the podcast ...

To raise sustainability practices and disclosures of listed issuers, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad has enhanced the sustainability reporting requirements in the Main Market Listing Requirements and the ACE Market Listing Requirements which was announced on 26 September 2022.   Click here to read more.   Feel free to contact our partner Lai Zhen Pik or associate Ng Kar Mun for any questions about this article or Corporate/M&A matters ...

  Financial Services   Exposure draft on licensing framework for digital insurers and takaful operators   Amendment to the Guidelines on Recognised Markets   Guidelines on Islamic Capital Market Products and Services

  Financial Services Principles-based sustainable and responsible investment (“SRI”) taxonomy for Malaysian capital market   9th Meeting of Joint Committee on Climate Change (“JC3”) Meeting   Revision to Guidelines on the Registration of Venture Capital and Private Equity Corporations and Management Corporations   Bank Negara Malaysia issues exposure draft on Capital Adequacy Framework (Basel III — Risk Weighted Assets) — Operationa

New Guidelines on the Employment of Foreign Workers in Malaysia Dear valued clients, colleagues and friends, The long-awaited Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 (“Amendment Act 2022”) has finally come into force on 1 January 2023 ...

We are pleased to bring you the latest legal updates for December 2022.   Financial Service Technical Note No ...