Speakers from Indonesia will discuss how businesses can best comply with the country’s Personal Data Protection Law despite present uncertainties surrounding the data protection authority and the pending implementing regulations. They will also talk about existing AI regulations in Indonesia and the nation’s future directions in this field. Early bird rate available until 28 February. Sign up here.

The Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025 was assented to by the President on 3 Feb 2025. This new Act will provide that the electronic versions of the following are authoritative - (a) the Gazette published on the prescribed website (“eGazette”); (b) the revised editions of legislation.

Whistle-blowers should get assurance of confidentiality, protection from reprisal.

Move comes after couple failed to pay costs in defamation suit they filed against former NMP.

Gilbert Oh Hin Kwan, 46, was sentenced to a week in jail by a district judge in May 2024, and the court found that the district judge was not wrong in finding that Oh’s culpability was high, and that a custodial term was justified.

DeepSeek shook the tech sector when it launched its latest R1 model on Jan 20.

The latest January issue of the Civil Litigation Update (CLU) discusses the court’s discretion under RoC 2021 to stay or dismiss proceedings when a party has not complied with his obligation to pay costs arising from a previous proceeding.