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Malaysia's government will draft a comprehensive e-Commerce Act to address concerns about unfair competition from cross-border platforms like Pinduoduo and Temu, while protecting MSME interests and consumer rights.
The European Commission has formally accused Chinese-owned Temu of refusing to cooperate with an investigation into whether the e-commerce giant received foreign subsidies that unfairly distort EU market competition.
Malaysia's Senate has passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to tackle cartels, monopolies, and digital market abuses. The legislation aims to address enforcement gaps and combat rising living costs.
The European Union has imposed a €890 million penalty on Google for breaching digital competition regulations by promoting its own services unfairly and limiting developer pricing options.
Google has pressed the EU's top court to dismiss an appeal against a lower court's decision to overturn a €1.49 billion antitrust fine, arguing regulators' arguments contain fundamental flaws in their analysis.
Parliament's third sitting week advanced legislation on competition and rice regulation while debating press freedom, healthcare digitalisation, and a worrying spike in abuse cases since 2020.
The European Court of Justice has validated the German Football Association's rules governing football agents, determining they are compatible with EU competition law provided they serve legitimate public interest purposes.
Nigeria's competition authority has initiated investigations into major technology and artificial intelligence companies, alleging unlawful exploitation of news media content and anticompetitive market conduct.
Parliament has endorsed the Competition Commission Amendment Bill 2026, granting Malaysia's competition regulator expanded powers to investigate market misconduct and impose penalties on violators more effectively.
Parliament has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, giving regulators stronger tools to combat cartels exploiting technology and abuse of market dominance in the digital economy.
The Foreign Ministry has partnered with the Malaysia Competition Commission to combat bid-rigging and cartels in government procurement, aiming to strengthen transparency and integrity in public spending.
Malaysia's competition watchdog will gain new powers to combat cartels through whistleblower cash incentives and enhanced penalty reductions for companies admitting wrongdoing early, strengthening enforcement across civil competition matters.
Malaysia's Competition Amendment Bill 2026 aims to combat increasingly sophisticated cartels exploiting technology and digital communication. The legislation grants the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced investigative powers and creates new criminal offences for evidence destruction.
Sweden's highest market court has ordered Alphabet's Google to compensate PriceRunner with 14.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.5 billion) for antitrust violations spanning several years.
Australia's competition regulator has filed suit against Amazon, claiming the tech giant used unfair contract terms to introduce paid ad-free tiers for Prime Video, affecting over 1 million subscribers without compensation.