Month: August 2019

  • BFM Podcast: PURAJAYA ROOTS FOR TONGKAT ALI

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio over a statement by Parti Sosialis Malaysia Chief Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj regarding a warning notice by Biotropics Malaysia Berhad which has taken out a patent for the bioactive component of Tongkat Ali (Patent No. MY-134867-A – corresponding patent can be seen here). In gist, Dr Jeyakumar said that patent laws…

  • BFM Podcast: THESE ARE NOT THE (AN)DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

    With the rise of Android TV boxes in Malaysia, content developers as well as local film bodies are keen on shifting responsibility to users to curb piracy. Finas is taking it a step further by proposing a new paper that would hold homeowners accountable for pirated content that’s streamed on their property, regardless if they’re…

  • Pay just RM150 for details of 200,000 people, RM350 for 10 million

    I was interviewed by Free Malaysia Today on the issue of the unlawful sale of personal data in Malaysia which is an offence under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), in particular, s. 130 of the PDPA. A lawyer told FMT that the sale of personal data is not surprising. Foong Cheng Leong, who…