DNA ASEAN Roundup Newsletter – Issue 5

13 Mar 2026

Welcome to the fifth 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  | 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