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The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it will introduce a new investment management regime to ensure the continuity of critical entities which are not currently adequately covered...

In remarks to the media at the sidelines of the Ministry of Trade and Industry's annual economic dialogue on 28 August 2023, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry indicated that Singapore...

On 15 May 2015 Singapore's enhanced regulatory framework for corporate service providers came into effect. The framework is administered by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

The startup ecosystem of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economy is on the verge of a breakthrough. Despite the chill of a 'funding winter', deal activity and funding in the Philippines...

What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction including major political, economic and/or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a big impact on businesses?

Parents want the best education for their children, and those in the nations of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) are no different.

Singapore wants e-commerce companies to expand and the digital economy across South East Asia to grow, the government's minister for trade and industry has said as it looks to take over...

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) is currently in the process of introducing the first ever amendments to its Cybersecurity Act (CS Act) 2018 via the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill.

The rapidly changing regulatory environment creates risks and uncertainty for investors considering cross-border investments.

This publication is issued by K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, a Singapore law firm with full Singapore law and representation capacity, and to whom any Singapore law queries should be addressed.

In this article, we provide a brief update on how individual countries are coping and recovering from the latest wave of infection in this region.

The ASEAN region has a combined population of 650 million people and an area of over 4.5 million square kilometers, making it effectively the third largest market in the world after China and India.

The Background: In recent years, the world has witnessed heightened sensitivity surrounding foreign investments, leading to increased regulatory scrutiny of foreign direct investments ("FDI")...

In arbitration, as with litigation, parties may sometimes need to invoke the assistance of the courts to ensure that proceedings are not derailed by the other party. Common examples of this are Anton Piller orders to protect evidence from being destroyed, and Mareva injunctions freezing the defendant's assets to ensure that they are not dissipated prior to a judgment or an award.

Authors and Contributors: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Wong Pei-Ling and Marvin Chua