Malaysia’s PDPA Amendments Are Now Fully in Force: What It Means for Your Business Contracts
Malaysia’s data protection law just got a lot more serious, and the grace period is over. The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 has now completed its phased rollout, with every provision in force and no remaining transition periods. For most Malaysian businesses, this isn’t a new piece of legislation to learn from scratch, it’s […]
Malaysia’s Residential Tenancy Act Is Coming: What Landlords and Tenants Should Know in 2026
If you’re renting a home in Malaysia, or renting one out, you’ve probably heard this promise before: a proper tenancy law is finally close to being tabled in Parliament. It still isn’t law yet, but the gap it’s meant to fill is getting harder to ignore. This article looks at where the Residential Tenancy Act […]
Employment Act 1955 For New Gig Workers Act
Malaysia now has two separate statutes governing people who work for a business, and they don’t overlap the way many employers assume. The Gig Workers Act 2025 (Act 872) came into force on 31 March 2026, sitting alongside the Employment Act 1955 rather than replacing or extending it. For a business that hires staff, engages […]