ASEAN News

We look forward to meeting you at our 9th ASEAN Forum in Singapore on 12 March. Further information and the...

The Indonesian Director General of Taxes (“DGT”) has issued two circular letters on 29 December 2025, SE-17/PJ/2025 (“SE-17”) regarding Advance...

On 31 December 2025, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance (“MoF”) issued several new regulations – one of which pertains to...

On 8 February 2026, Thailand held general parliamentary elections to fill the 500 seats in the House of Representatives. Based...

The amended provisions of the Labour Protection Act (No. 9) B.E. 2568 (2025) came into effect on 7 December 2025...

As of 1 January 2026, the cap for calculating social security contributions has been raised to THB 17,500 (previously THB...

On 22 December 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published SEC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 15, Series of 2025...

Malaysia has introduced the New Incentive Framework (“NIF”) as part of a strategic transformation of its investment landscape. The reform...

On 14 January 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced major changes to Malaysia’s Employment Pass (EP) requirements. The most...

The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) has announced an extension of the pilot phase of the 1:3 Internship Policy from...

In January 2026, the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (“IMDA”) published the “Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI”...

Law No. 108/2025/QH15 on Tax Administration was approved by the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam at the 10th...

The Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam passed Law No. 109/2025/QH15 on Personal Income Tax (PIT) at the 10th...

On 14 June 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Law No. 67/2025/QH15 on Corporate Income Tax (CIT), replacing the...

Vietnam’s new Investment Law, passed in December 2025 and effective from March 2026, marks an important step towards a more...