Malaysia Brief 大马简报 is a new bilingual news site covering Malaysia and the region, with real-time law updates and plain-language explainers of the law behind the headlines.
Can an employee refuse when the boss suddenly changes the place of work? Does a transfer clause really let the company move you anywhere? And how can a Mutual Separation…
A listener writes in. As a contract employee, she was clearly promised a permanent position, only for her employer to go back on its word and dismiss her. Is there a…
Government jobs are often called an “iron rice bowl”, a job for life. Is that really true? In this episode we explain how civil servants and police officers can also be…
Being dismissed without warning is something many employees fear. Can an employer simply terminate you at will? How do you protect your rights and manage the transition?…
Probation extended, KPIs changed at short notice, then dismissal with just one day’s pay. Is that lawful? How can employees protect their rights? Listen to find out.
In an age of information overload, fake news and misleading content are everywhere, especially from accounts chasing traffic. Is Malaysian law strong enough to control…
A well-known liquor brand recently made headlines over an unfair dismissal case: its former senior IT manager won an Industrial Court award of more than RM890,000.…
A shop owner was accused by TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) of electricity theft and faced a penalty of up to RM500,000, even though he had never stolen or tampered with…
When life leaves you with no option but to borrow from an Ah Long, you can fall into an endless debt trap. Today’s loan sharks go far beyond turning up at your door or…
After our episode on trademarks, we turn to another key form of intellectual property: copyright. With more content being created than ever, copyright questions only…
Following our episode on why trademarks matter, we look at how to protect your mark from infringement: how to recognise infringing use, the steps you can take such as a…
