RESOURCES

DNA Legal Update - Employment:
Workplace Discrimination in Southeast Asia (Sept 2026)

This legal update discuss the various key protections against workplace discrimination in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, before turning to the common best practices across the six jurisdictions.

DNA ASEAN Guide:
Investigations in Southeast Asia

This guide provides a practical overview of anti-corruption laws, investigations and compliance frameworks across six Southeast Asian jurisdictions. Developed by Drew Network Asia member firms, it helps legal, compliance and risk professionals navigate cross-border regulatory challenges and build effective, regionally coordinated compliance and investigations strategies.

DNA ASEAN Guide to:
How the Use of Artificial Intelligence is Regulated in Southeast Asia (3^rd Edition)

This Guide provides you with (1) a basic understanding of what AI is; (2) an overview of the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics; (3) an overview of the ASEAN Guide on Generative AI Governance and Ethics; (4) a country comparative overview of nine ASEAN countries; and (5) nine country guides.

DNA ASEAN Guide to:
Data Protection and Cybersecurity Regulation in Southeast Asia (3^rd Edition)

This Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the various data protection and cybersecurity laws in Southeast Asia.

DNA Legal Comparative Guide:
Infrastructure and Construction in Southeast Asia

This comprehensive guide provides clear and practical answers to key questions frequently faced by stakeholders in the infrastructure and construction industry across nine major Southeast Asian jurisdictions.

DNA Legal Comparative Guide:
Taking and Enforcing Collateral Security and Guarantees in Southeast Asia

This is a comparative guide on the legal frameworks relevant to security and guarantees across seven key Southeast Asian jurisdictions.

DNA ASEAN Guide to:
Restructuring in Southeast Asia

This Guide focuses on the main debt restructuring processes for corporate debtors across nine Southeast Asian jurisdictions.

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 7

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

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 6

Singapore  | Singapore Introduces Model Governance Framework for Agentic AI

Singapore  | Affirmation of Implied Term of Mutual Trust and Confidence Prashant Mudgal v SAP Asia Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 15

Indonesia  | Redrawing the Rules: Bank Indonesia’s New Payment System Regime

Malaysia  | Not Guilty yet Dismissed: Recent Industrial Court Decision Upheld Termination Despite Domestic Inquiry Findings

Laos  | Laos Implements Online Registration System for Pharmaceutical Submissions

Myanmar | Preregistration Strategies for Safeguarding Trademarks in Myanmar

Myanmar | Myanmar Tightens Alcohol Control and Licensing

Thailand  | Thailand Issues Guidelines on Digital Platform Fee Transparency and Fairness

Thailand  | Thailand’s Advertising Guidelines Targeting AI-Generated Content

Vietnam  | Is Vietnam Pioneering the Legal Framework for AI and IP?

Vietnam  | Industrial Design Protection for Locarno Class 32: A New Era in Vietnam

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 5

Singapore  | Personal Data Protection Commission Clarifies Personal Data Protection Act Penalty Framework in Marina Bay Sands Decision

Singapore  | Court Upholds Will — Disinherited Wife’s Challenge Fails; Half-Sister Inherits Estate XAT v XAU and another [2025] SGHCF 4

Indonesia  | Indonesia Simplifies Market Entry, Strengthens Compliance — Insights from Head of BKPM Regulation 5/2025

Malaysia  | Industrial Court Upholds Dismissal over Verbal Sexual Harassment

Cambodia  | Not So Fast: Scaling Back DEI May Violate Local Laws in Southeast Asia 

Laos  | Laos Introduces Online Arrival Registration System

Myanmar | Myanmar Affirms Cryptocurrency Controls

Myanmar | Myanmar Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect

Thailand  | Thailand Expands Family Leave Rights and Strengthens Worker Protections

Thailand  | Thailand to Remove Import Duty Exemption for Low-Value Goods

Vietnam  | The IP Puzzle of AI-Generated Songs: Protection, Responsibility, and the Future of Music Law

Vietnam  | Vietnam’s New Personal Data Protection Law: A Closer Look

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 4

Singapore  |  Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 - Digital Token Licensing Regime (Parts 1 & 2)

Singapore  |  Winding Up or Arbitration? Fresh Guidance from the Singapore High Court

Indonesia  |  Update on Beneficial Owner Requirements

Malaysia  |  Arbitrators in Arbitration Proceedings: Bound by Precedent or Free to Decide?

Cambodia  |  Cambodia Issues New Tax Rules for Trust Operations 

Cambodia  |  Exemption Requests under Cambodia’s Competition Law for Franchise Agreements

Laos  |  Decision on Forest Carbon Management in Laos

Laos  |  New Trade Inspection Implementation Decision in Laos

Myanmar  |  Myanmar Regulates EV Imports and Reduces Fuel Vehicle Customs Duties

Thailand  |  Thailand to Step Up Enforcement of Royal Decree on Digital Platform Services

Thailand  |  Nominee Trap: Legal Risks and Licensing under Thailand’s Foreign Business Act

Thailand  |  Thailand to Regulate Offshore Digital Asset Businesses

Vietnam  |  Vietnam Issues Fintech Sandbox Decree

Vietnam  |  Vietnam Issues Personal Data Protection Law

Vietnam  |  Wider Skies: Vietnam Expands Aviation Market to More Aircraft Types

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 3

Singapore  |  Report of the Committee to Enhance Singapore’s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime

Singapore  |  DrewTech Series (Chapter 16): Speak, Friend and Enter – Access Controls and Authorised Users

Indonesia  | DANANTARA: Indonesia’s New Sovereign Wealth Fund Marks a New Era for State-Owned Enterprises

Malaysia  |  How A Confusion Clause Shapes Jurisdiction Battles — Arbitration or Court?

Philippines  |  Legal Environment of Data Protection in the Philippines

Cambodia  |  Funding Cuts and Mass Layoffs Due to Financial Stress in Cambodia

Laos  |  New Regulations on Foreign Currency in Laos

Laos  | Laos’ New Regulation on Biopharmaceuticals, Gene Therapy, and Stem Cells

Myanmar  | Myanmar Changes Documentation Rules for Share Transfers and Director Appointments

Myanmar  | Myanmar Issues Cybersecurity Law

Thailand  | Thailand Amends Emergency Decree on Technology Crime

Thailand  | The Intellectual Property Implications of Thailand’s Entertainment Complex Bill

Vietnam  | Vietnam’s Government Restructuring: Key Changes and Implications for Businesses

Vietnam  |  A Closer Look at Vietnam’s Decree 147 on Internet Services and Online Information

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 2

Singapore  |  MAS Revised Guidelines on Fair Dealing – How to Deliver Fair Dealing Outcomes to Customers

Singapore  |  One Arbitration Agreement to Rule Them All

Indonesia  |  Indonesia’s Interest Rate Reference Reform: Introducing IndONIA as the Replacement for JIBOR

Malaysia  |  Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act 2024 Comes into Operation

Cambodia  |  Cambodia Launches Trial of Intellectual Property Rights Recordation System

Cambodia  |  Cambodia Grants Tax Incentives for Investment Project Expansion and MSMEs

Myanmar  |  New Enforcement Procedures for Myanmar’s Tax Administration Law

Myanmar  |  Minimum Wage: Myanmar Increases Mandatory Daily Allowance

Thailand  |  New Thai SEC Guidelines Simplify Market Entry for Foreign Securities Businesses

Thailand  |  Fintech Insights: The Bank of Thailand’s Sandbox Framework for Fintech Innovation

Vietnam  |  Potential Impact of Vietnam’s New Land Law on the Energy Sector

Vietnam  |  Vietnam’s Draft Personal Data Protection Law: An In-Depth Look

DNA ASEAN Roundup - Issue 1

Singapore  |  Singapore High Court on Determining the Location of Cryptoassets - Cheong Jun Yoong v Three Arrows Capital Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 21

Singapore  |  High Court Rejects Employer’s Bid to Restrain a Former Employee from Joining a Competitor - Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd v Lim Teck Yong [2024] SGHC 29

Malaysia  |  Federal Court Affirms the Applicability of the “Contract Test” in Constructive Dismissal Cases

Malaysia  | Industrial Court Upholds the Employer’s Policy in Relation to Covid-19 Vaccination

Indonesia  |  Refining Digital Financial Innovation: New OJK Regulation aims to enhance Regulatory Sandbox

Cambodia  |  Cambodia Institutes Steam Energy Permit Requirement

Laos  |  Laos Regulates Management of Foreign Currency from Exports

Myanmar  |  Myanmar Sets Fees for Required Online Retail Business Registration

Thailand  |  Thailand Lays Out New Cybersecurity Standards

Vietnam  |  Vietnam to Conduct First PDPD Compliance Investigation