DNA ASEAN Roundup Newsletter – Issue 7

Welcome to the seventh edition of the Drew Network Asia (DNA) ASEAN Roundup newsletter – a selection of the most popular articles published by DNA firms across ASEAN in the past quarter. Topics are wide-ranging and cover various areas of practice and jurisdictions.

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Highlights

Singapore  | Court of Appeal Clarifies Law on Resulting Trusts and Illegality in 99-1 Property Arrangements Wong Mei Lee Millie v Ngor Shing Rong Jake [2026] SGCA 27

Singapore  | Wrongful Dismissal - Terminating Employment In Accordance With Contract is No Longer Sufficient JGP v JGQ [2026] SGECT 1

Indonesia  | Indonesian New Ministry of Manpower Regulation No. 7 of 2026 on Outsourcing: Significant Implications and a Step Towards Regulatory Certainty

Malaysia  | Implementation of Succession Plan under the Revised Employment Pass Salary Policy Deferred to 1 January 2027 and Transition from ESD to MIDA Expatriate System ("MES") for Affected Companies

Laos  | Laos Includes Copyright Disputes in New Administrative IP Review Rules

Myanmar | Myanmar Issues New Foreign Remittance Business Regulations

Thailand  | Thailand Tightens Telecom Registration, Data, and IP Address Rules to Combat Tech Crime

Thailand  | Thai Cabinet Advances Draft Amendments to Liberalise Nine Foreign Business Activities

Vietnam  | Vietnam Takes Major Step in AI Governance with New Guiding Decree

Vietnam  | Clearer Picture of Extended Producer Responsibility Emerges in Vietnam