--- title: "Insights – Wen & Co." canonical: "https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/" updated: "2026-11-10T04:11:49Z" --- # Insights – Wen & Co. Insights# Perspectives on issues impacting and shaping business Practical commentary on Malaysian competition, regulatory and corporate developments, grounded in our experience. [Regulatory### Client Alert: IT Outages and Your Obligations under the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 Wen & Co.13 Nov 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/client-alert-it-outages-and-your-obligations-under-the-malaysia-personal-data-protection-act-2010/) [Competition### MediAsas and competition law in Malaysia: where healthcare billing reform meets the Competition Act 2010 As MediAsas rolls out, common billing frameworks for hospitals and insurers can improve transparency, but agreeing on charges or rates risks infringing the Competition Act 2010. Nicole Leong05 Nov 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/mediasas-competition-law-healthcare-billing/) [Competition### Client alert: MyCC's bid rigging proposed decision in public food and cleaning tenders MyCC has issued proposed decisions against 18 enterprises over 30 government food-supply and cleaning tenders worth RM108.3 million. What happens next, and what affected enterprises should do. Wen & Co.29 Oct 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/mycc-bid-rigging-proposed-decision-food-cleaning-tenders/) [Competition### Legitimate tender support or bid rigging? When does engaging a 3rd party agent or consultant in a tender process give rise to a risk of infringing Malaysia's Competition Act 2010? MyCC's AADK food-supply tender decision shows how a shared tender agent or consultant can become a channel for bid rigging, and what bidders should check before the next tender. Nicole Leong19 Oct 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/tender-agents-consultants-bid-rigging-risk/) [Regulatory### Malaysia's Government Procurement Act: what businesses need to know With the Government Procurement Act 2025 coming into force in 2027, what registration, disclosure, subcontracting and bid-rigging risks businesses supplying the Government should prepare for. Nicole Leong & Chai Zi Yan12 Oct 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/government-procurement-act-what-businesses-need-to-know/) [Regulatory### What Malaysia's proposed AI and Personal Data Protection Framework means for businesses The JPDP's Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2026 clarifies how the PDPA applies to AI. What it means for AI vendors, cross-border processing, ongoing monitoring and higher-risk use cases. Sea Jia Wei07 Oct 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/ai-personal-data-protection-framework-consultation/) [Regulatory### Low-value imports, wider costs: should Malaysia follow the EU's online marketplace platform responsibility model? Low-value direct-to-consumer imports raise product safety, compliance and environmental costs. What Malaysia is doing, the EU's latest reform, and whether Malaysia should follow it. Nicole Leong17 Sep 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/low-value-imports-eu-platform-responsibility-model/) [Competition### Competition law in Malaysia after the Amendment Bills 2026: from legal awareness to enforcement readiness The Competition Amendment Bill 2026 and Competition Commission Bill 2026 strengthen MyCC's powers. What enforcement-ready compliance now looks like for Malaysian businesses. Nicole Leong28 Jul 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/competition-amendment-bills-2026-enforcement-readiness/) [Competition### Involutionary competition (in Chinese: Nei Juan) and Malaysia: competition law, trade remedies and other legal tools for a fair and sustainable market When does aggressive price competition stop being healthy? What China's 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law can teach Malaysia about race-to-the-bottom markets. Nicole Leong20 Jul 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/involutionary-competition-nei-juan-malaysia/) [Regulatory### Malaysia's regulations on personal data protection framework taking shape — Part 1: the Data Protection Impact Assessment Guideline The first of a three-part series on the DPDP's 30 April 2026 guidelines: when a DPIA is required, who is responsible, and the five-step DEICA methodology. Sea Jia Wei23 Jun 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/pdpa-guidelines-part-1-dpia/) [Regulatory### Malaysia's regulations on personal data protection framework taking shape — Part 2: the Automated Decision-Making and Profiling Guideline Part 2 of the series: what counts as automated decision-making and profiling, when the threshold is met, and what the guideline expects where AI is used. Sea Jia Wei23 Jun 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/pdpa-guidelines-part-2-admp/) [Regulatory### Malaysia's regulations on personal data protection framework taking shape — Part 3: the Data Protection by Design Guideline The final part of the series: the four core elements of data protection by design and the organisational culture the DPbD Guideline expects. Sea Jia Wei23 Jun 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/pdpa-guidelines-part-3-dpbd/) [Competition### A more harmonised competition law framework for Malaysia? What the proposed CMA 1998 amendments mean for businesses MCMC proposes aligning the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 with the Competition Act 2010 and the aviation regime. Why it matters beyond the communications sector. Wen & Co.22 Jun 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/cma-1998-amendments-harmonised-competition-law/) [Competition### MyCC issues proposed decision against six enterprises for alleged bid rigging in AADK food supply tender A proposed decision against six enterprises in a public food-supply tender is another reminder that bid rigging remains an MyCC enforcement priority. Nicole Leong18 Jun 2026](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/mycc-proposed-decision-aadk-food-supply-tender/) [Competition### News alert: MyCC issues another proposed decision for bid rigging against seven enterprises MyCC's December 2023 proposed decision against seven enterprises, and what it signals about the Commission's continuing focus on tender collusion. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia20 Dec 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/mycc-proposed-decision-bid-rigging-seven-enterprises/) [Competition### Legal update: apex court in Malaysia dismisses MyCC's bid to review the MYR10 million market sharing case against MAS and AirAsia The Federal Court unanimously dismissed MyCC's application for leave, ending the long-running MAS–AirAsia market sharing case. Wen & Co. acted for AirAsia. Nicole Leong & Darren Lim09 Nov 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/federal-court-mas-airasia-market-sharing/) [Competition### Legal update: High Court quashes MyCC's proposed decision against Grab on grounds of procedural impropriety and breach of natural justice The High Court's written grounds for quashing MyCC's proposed decision against Grab, and what they mean for procedural fairness in competition investigations. Nicole Leong & Darren Lim24 Oct 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/high-court-quashes-mycc-grab-proposed-decision/) [Competition### Legal update: the Competition Appeal Tribunal's decision in Malaysia's first bid rigging case under Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010 A close reading of the Tribunal's decision in Malaysia's first public-procurement bid rigging case, from the evidence relied on to the penalties imposed. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia11 Oct 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/cat-first-bid-rigging-decision-section-4/) [Competition### Infographic: competition law on bid rigging in Malaysia A one-page visual overview of how the Competition Act 2010 treats bid rigging, and the common forms it takes. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia12 Sep 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/infographic-bid-rigging-malaysia/) [Competition### Bid Rigging Series: public procurement in Malaysia — navigating the crossroads of bid rigging and bribery Bid rigging and corruption often travel together in public procurement. How the Competition Act 2010 and the MACC Act 2009 each apply, and where they overlap. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia01 Sep 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/bid-rigging-series-public-procurement-bribery/) [Corporate### Beyond “one share, one vote”: listing of dual-class shares on Bursa Malaysia Malaysia's proposal to allow dual-class share listings: how the structures work elsewhere, the safeguards being considered, and what founders and investors should weigh. Nicole Leong & Darren Lim15 Aug 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/dual-class-shares-bursa-malaysia/) [Competition### Bid Rigging Series: insights from competition regulators in Malaysia and other jurisdictions How MyCC and its counterparts in Singapore, the UK and the OECD detect, investigate and penalise bid rigging, and the lessons for Malaysian tenderers. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia10 Aug 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/bid-rigging-series-regulator-insights/) [Competition### Malaysia competition law: the role of the merger control regime in safeguarding consumer interests The 7-Eleven and Caring Pharmacy deal prompts the question: why does Malaysia still have no general merger control regime, and what would one protect? Nicole Leong01 Aug 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/merger-control-consumer-interests/) [Regulatory### Malaysia Health White Paper 2023: Malaysia's path to health system reform through public-private partnerships The Health White Paper charts a 15-year reform of Malaysia's health system. What public-private partnership means for providers, investors and regulators. Nicole Leong27 Jul 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/health-white-paper-2023-ppp/) [Competition### Bid Rigging Series: the ABCs of bid rigging in Malaysia The opening instalment of the series: what bid rigging is, the forms it commonly takes, and the consequences under the Competition Act 2010. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia26 May 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/bid-rigging-series-abcs/) [Competition### Malaysia competition law: enterprise entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or revenue-producing monopoly As the government reviews Malaysia's monopolies, a look at the Section 13 exclusion for services of general economic interest and how other jurisdictions treat it. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia16 May 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/sgei-revenue-producing-monopoly/) [Competition### Malaysia competition law case update: no safe harbour for Port Klang warehouse operators The Competition Appeal Tribunal's ruling that a government-endorsed agreement among Port Klang warehouse operators did not escape the Competition Act 2010. Nicole Leong & Heng Jia12 May 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/port-klang-warehouse-operators-no-safe-harbour/) [Competition### Monopolistic practices of Touch ‘n Go: consumer or competition issue? Public complaints about Touch 'n Go raise a recurring question: when is a monopoly a competition law matter, and when is it a consumer protection one? Nicole Leong & Darren Lim12 May 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/touch-n-go-monopolistic-practices/) [Competition### Navigating competition law in pursuit of environmental sustainability Sustainability collaborations between competitors can run into competition law. How regulators abroad are responding, and the gap in Malaysian guidance. Nicole Leong30 Apr 2023](https://www.wenlaw.co/insights/competition-law-environmental-sustainability/) Get in touch## Tell us about your matter. Your enquiry will be reviewed by us, and we aim to respond within one business day. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence. [Book a confidential consultation](https://www.wenlaw.co/contact/) [Call us](tel:+60162188570)