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Southeast Asia Manufacturing Tracker: Key Insights and Trends

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Discover key insights and trends shaping Southeast Asia’s manufacturing sector in 2024. This tracker explores PMI values, workforce data, GDP contributions, and policy responses, highlighting the region’s growth opportunities and challenges.

Malaysia’s Data Protection Overhaul: Key Changes and Impacts on Business

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Discover the latest changes to Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and their impact on businesses, including new data protection officer requirements, expanded data processor responsibilities, and increased penalties for non-compliance.

Laos and the EPO: Unlocking New Opportunities for Patents and Investment

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Laos joins the EPO validation states, simplifying patent protection for European businesses and driving economic growth through foreign investment.

New Regulation Boosts Investment Incentives in Indonesia’s New Capital

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Discover how Indonesia’s new regulation GR 29/2024 enhances investment incentives in Nusantara with extended land rights, streamlined approvals, expanded authority powers, and new rules on foreign workers.

Singapore Bans Employers of Record Sponsorship: Key Alternatives for Foreign Businesses

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Understand Singapore’s ban on Employers of Record sponsorship for foreign workers and explore alternative hiring options for non-Singaporean businesses.

Philippines Imposes New VAT Rate on Foreign Digital Services

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Explore how the Philippines’ new 12% VAT on foreign digital services reshapes the market, affects consumers, and drives local industry growth.

Regulatory Shifts in Indonesia’s Mining Sector: Empowering Local Stakeholders

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Explore the key changes introduced by Indonesia’s Government Regulation 25 of 2024 in the mining sector. This article covers new licensing requirements, downstream policies, and their implications for local stakeholders and the industry.

Cambodia Opens Foreign Employee Quota Application for 2025

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Cambodia has opened the application window for businesses to apply for the foreign employee quota. The deadline for applications is the end of November 2024.

Singapore and EU Conclude Digital Trade Agreement

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Discover how the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement enhances cross-border digital trade, promotes innovation, and fosters secure data flows.

Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act 2024: What Businesses Need to Know

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Explore the key provisions and business implications of Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act 2024. Learn how this legislation impacts National Critical Information Infrastructure.

 

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