Tag: Bread & Kaya
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Bread & Kaya: Uber and GrabCar services legal in Malaysia?
Bread & Kaya: Uber and GrabCar services legal in Malaysia? By Foong Cheng Leong Aug 12, 2015 – The apps appear legal under current laws, but are the drivers? – Public transport services need to be regulated to ensure they are safe ON Aug 7, Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) announced on its Facebook…
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Bread & Kaya: How the ‘new’ Sedition Act affects netizens
Bread & Kaya: How the ‘new’ Sedition Act affects netizens By Foong Cheng Leong Apr 08, 2015 – As with Section 114A, website hosts and FB page owners can be held liable – Particularly thorny are comments left by others on your portal BY the time you read this article, the Sedition (Amendment) Bill 2015…
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Bread & Kaya: Malaysian cyberlaw cases in 2014
2014 was another interesting year in cyberspace for Malaysia’s legal fraternity. Numerous sedition investigations and charges were made against statements made online and offline. Notably, Twitter user @wonghoicheng was charged under Section 504 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for “deliberately humiliating and provoking” Inspector-General of Police…
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Bread & Kaya: Tracing someone online
Bread & Kaya: Tracing someone online Nov 17, 2014 – Getting the IP address is one way, but may not always be possible – On issue of defamation, Section 114A has been applied retrospectively ONE of the most difficult issues to deal with in cybercrime or cyber-bullying cases is finding the perpetrator online. My years…
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Bread & Kaya: Liking a Facebook page and the law
Bread & Kaya: Liking a Facebook page and the law Foong Cheng Leong Aug 14, 2014 – ‘Liking’ a page doesn’t necessary mean you agree with it – Using Sedition Act for what you ‘Like’ sets dangerous precedent THE recent report that Malaysian police are investigating a Penang teenager under the Sedition Act 1948 for…
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Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage
Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage Foong Cheng Leong Jul 17, 2014 – No specific Malaysian law that criminalises stalking or harassment – Singapore has enacted such laws, and Malaysia should follow suit THE recent case of a blogger complaining that she had been harassed and stalked by a fan got me…
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Bread & Kaya: A look at Malaysian cyberlaw cases
Bread & Kaya: A look at Malaysian cyberlaw cases Foong Cheng Leong Feb 17, 2014 – A summary of the plethora of Malaysian cases involving the online world in 2013 – The Government still needs to look at legislation to address many other issues Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong I HAVE been summarising…
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Bread & Kaya: The law and the Sweet Young Malaysian Girls blog
The law and the Sweet Young Malaysian Girls blog Nov 29, 2013 – Netizens are riled up over the blog that posted pictures of young Malaysian girls, many of them minors – Determining which laws could be applied against the blogger in question is however a challenge Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong I…
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Bread & Kaya: Sharing images of crime victims
Bread & Kaya: Sharing images of crime victims Nov 01, 2013 – No doubt the dissemination of gruesome images is distasteful and disrespectful of victims and their families – However, when the MCMC cited legislation against it, the industry regulator may have been stretching it Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong IT was with…
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Bread & Kaya: Choosing a good trademark for your startup
Choosing a good trademark for your startup Foong Cheng Leong Aug 16, 2013 – A descriptive name has its advantages, but can be very hard to protect legally – Register your mark, or you might find yourself in court when you go to market Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong WHEN George Eastman, founder…