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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 the existing Personal Data Protection Act 2010 with sharper teeth and a longer list of obligations. This article covers what actually changed, why the penalties now matter a lot more, and what it means for the contracts your business already has in place. A Phased Rollout That’s Now Complete The Amendment Act was passed by

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 (RTA) actually stands, what’s changed around tenancy paperwork in the meantime, and what landlords and tenants can do to protect themselves while the law is still on the way. Where the RTA Stands Today The idea isn’t new. The RTA was first proposed in January 2019 under the National Housing Policy, and successive housing ministers

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 freelancers, or works with delivery riders and platform-based workers, knowing which law applies to which person is no longer optional. This article explains the distinction, why getting it wrong is risky, and what to check in your existing contracts. Two Laws For Two Very Different Categories of Worker The Employment Act 1955 has applied to

Malaysia’s divorce rate has been climbing. The Malaysian Bar noted in December 2025 that divorces 4.1 per cent in 2024, even as marriages increased by less than one per cent. Behind that statistic are real people — often unsure of what they’re actually entitled to, or what the process involves. This article focuses on non-Muslim divorces, which are governed by the LRA — the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976. It covers the three areas that matter most when a marriage breaks down: what happens to matrimonial assets, who the children live with, and who pays what — and how the law has changed in recent years. Two Ways