Food-safety enforcement in India has begun to look markedly different over the past few months. Five-star hotels, restaurant chains, quick-commerce dark stores, food manufacturers, nutraceutical companies and even celebrity endorsers have come under regulatory scrutiny.

The Food Safety and Security Act 2025 (FSSA 2025) sets out a comprehensive and robust compliance framework for stakeholders across the food supply chain.

For listed companies in India, adhering to SEBI’s compliance requirements is important for ensuring transparency, investor protection, and market integrity. One of the most crucial aspects of SEBI compliance...

In this instalment, we will detail the mandate of notice and consent under the Personal Data Protection Act's in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

India’s provident fund, pension and employee deposit-linked insurance framework is being recast under the Code on Social Security, 2020.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment expanding the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committees under the POSH Act, ruling that an ICC can investigate sexual harassment complaints even when the accused is employed by a different department. This decision addresses critical questions about workplace definitions and inter-departmental jurisdiction in sexual harassment cases.

In September 2025, the Ministry of Law in Singapore issued a draft Guide on Using Generative AI in the Legal Sector to create...

Climate reporting refers to the public disclosure by companies of information on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate-related risks, opportunities, governance, strategy, and targets relating to sustainability.

India's securities regulator has proposed a unified advertisement framework that would replace fragmented approval requirements with standardised post-issuance reporting for financial intermediaries. The consultation paper introduces common principles for risk disclosure, performance presentation and promotional claims across multiple categories of regulated entities. How will this shift from prior approval to retrospective supervision affect compliance practices in India's securities market?

India’s consumer protection regulator is sending a clear message to e-commerce platforms, that is, you are no longer just intermediaries. You are accountable participants in the transaction.

Companies handling contracts manually often struggle with are at the center of any business relationship, but when they are handled manually, it’s common to get process delays, compliance gaps, and overlooked...

In the last instalment, we will be discussing the regulation of data transfer, localisation and data breach under the Personal Data Protection Act's in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Managing compliance manually can create legal risks, project delays and bring visibility challenges for businesses. The right technology solution helps organizations streamline compliance processes and maintain better control over regulatory obligations.

The Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia has introduced a new framework for outsourcing through the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower Number 7 of 2026 on Outsourcing Work, which came into force on 30 April 2026 (“Regulation 7/2026”).

Superseding the 57-year-old Food Act of 2023 (1967), Nepal's Food Hygiene and Quality Act, 2081 (2024) introduces an updated and robust regulatory framework for ensuring food safety and quality.

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade has released the draft Digital Trade Facilitation Bill, 2026, proposing to grant legal recognition to electronic trade documents and establish a framework for trusted digital identity services. How will this legislation transform India's trade ecosystem and what compliance obligations will it create for exporters, importers, banks, and digital service providers?

A new awakening is taking shape in the way India protects its critical digital assets.

India AI Governance Guidelines ("Guidelines") issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") have now been in the public domain for several weeks...

In our previous blog, we explored an overview of privacy laws in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, setting the foundation for understanding the regulatory landscape in the ASEAN region.

As synthetic and AI-generated content is becoming increasingly deceptive and dangerous, regulators across the globe are shifting gears from merely issuing guidance and directives...