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Mayer Brown

From Legislative Reform to Practical Guidance: Key Amendments to Malaysia’s PDPA and the Launch of Cross-Border Transfer...

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Malaysia’s data protection landscape has recently undergone a profound transformation, with the phased implementation of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“PDPA Amendment”) and the official launch of the...more

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Malaysia imposes data breach reporting – what your business needs to know

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Malaysia issued a regulatory guideline for data breach notification in February 2025. This article discusses how the new regulation affects businesses in Malaysia. On 25 February 2025, Malaysia's Personal Data Protection...more

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Malaysia introduces mandatory data officer appointment – What this means for your business

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Malaysia introduced a mandatory data protection officer appointment in February 2025. We discuss the implications of this new regulatory requirement for businesses operating in Malaysia....more

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Malaysia: Guidelines Issued on Data Breach Notification and Data Protection Officer Appointment

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Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our...more

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VIETNAM, MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA: What You Need to Know About the New SE Asia Data Protection Laws

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It’s the turn of South-East Asian countries to update their data protection laws. Here is our summary of the proposed new data protection laws in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Organisations are advised to update their data...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Malaysia In Process of Updating Its Privacy Law

Malaysia is in the process of updating its Personal Data Protection Act to align more closely with laws in other jurisdictions. The law was originally passed in 2010 and then modified this year. As part of the modification...more

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Malaysian Parliament Passes the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024

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The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“PDPB”) was at last passed by the Malaysian Parliament at the end of July. After Royal Assent and publishing, it will become law (on a date to be determined by the Minister...more

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Littler Global Guide - Malaysia - Q4 2019

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Additional Categories under the Self-Employment Social Security Fund - New Order or Decree - The First Schedule to the Self-Employment Social Security Act 2017 will be amended effective January 1, 2020, to include...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Malaysia seeks to expand personal data protection

Malaysia will soon be joining the growing number of global jurisdictions that are adding specific data breach notification requirements to companies operating in Malaysia, re-emphasizing the need for multinational companies...more

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Malaysia publishes draft "White List" for personal data exports

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Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Commissioner (the "Commissioner") has issued a Public Consultation Paper (PCP) No. 1/2017 entitled Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017...more

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