Questions tagged [malaysia]

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Under English common law, do adopted children have the same inheritance rights as biological children?

In Iran, adopted children do not inherit from adoptive parents under the Civil Code (e.g., Article 861). I’m trying to understand how this compares with other systems, particularly English common law and Malaysian law (which involves both Islamic…
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What is the legislation which prevents dual-nationality in Malaysia?

Most people in Malaysia know that dual nationality is not allowed, for adults at least, and generally refer back to the Constitution. However, the relevant part of the Malaysian constitution states: 23(1) Any citizen of or over the age of twenty-one…
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What majority age is taken into consideration when travelling from country to country?

I asked the following question here in travel StackExchange but was advised to also post it here to receive more accurate answers Multiple countries have differing ages, and citizens are considered to have reached the majority age and thus can…
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Personal data protection act in Malaysia

Does the Personal Data Protection Act in Malaysia include location data such as GPS data? What kind of policies and regulations need to be considered when a company tries to process the customer's location data?
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What to do if a Company terminates your contract before 1 week of joining date?

Working in Malaysia I got a job offer from one of the famous MNCs 1 month ago under another Company's payroll. I got the offer letter and all the documentation is complete. I resigned from my current Company and my EP is canceled too. The documents…
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What kind of restrictions are there for foreign direct investments in Malaysia?

What kind of restrictions are there for foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia? By countries (Is there any country-wise restriction for FDI in Malaysia?) By industries (What kind of restriction will be there for advertising/ Media/…
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Can people use an LLC in Delaware to legally avoid tax in his home country?

Say I am a citizen of Malaysia. I am thinking of either opening a corporation in Seychelles or Delaware LLC. As far as I know, both are tax free, cheap, and stuff. Delaware LLC is even cheaper. Delaware LLC, for tax purpose, is a tax "flow"…
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How can I protect myself of building a university review website

Suppose that a developer builds a website that let students write reviews of their university. It seems possible that such a site might get lawsuits from the universities if there are some negative reviews on the website. So, is there any way for…
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Is it against the law to take over a defunct website's domain name?

Let's assume that there is a website called Tomorrow Tech run by a company named Viral Tech Ltd. Half a year ago, it was shut down for undisclosed reason. The name of the website was also no longer owned and is up for grabs. My questions are: 1)…
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Process after signing a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cross-border M&A in Malaysia

If a listed company in Malaysia signed a MoU for cross-border M&A (merger and acquisition), what kind of process does the company needs to take? For example, announcement to their stakeholders; Document/ Format Contents (what kind of information?,…
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