Foong Cheng Leong

Bread & Kaya: 2017 Cyberlaw Cases Pt2 – viral content, Uber and appearance of an emoji
Part 2 of the review of 2017 Cyberlaw cases sees Uber taken to court and an emoji making its debut appearance.
Bread & Kaya: 2017 Cyberlaw Cases – WhatsApp Messages and Customs TAP
Over 50 cyber related cases files in 2017 in Kuala Lumpur High Court  
TheSugarBook – sweet endings or bitter disappointment?
The controversial Asian dating app has ruffled a few feathers recently but what is all the fuss really about?
Bread & Kaya (Part 2): 2016 Cyberlaw cases – Electronic evidence, news portals and legislation
Courts debate what constitutes evidence in cases involving cyber-crime and consider how far freedom of expression actually goes in the virtual world.
Bread & Kaya (Part 1): 2016 Cyberlaw cases – Cyber Court, Facebook fights and hacking
Malaysia’s first Cyber Court opens a new chapter in the country’s legal annals.
Week in Review: MyRepublic hits sweet spot with 4th telco bid in Singapore
Broadband market disrupter, MyRepublic, aims to be the new type of telco Singapore needs, its CEO Malcolm Rodrigues says.
Digerati50: The legal eagle techie
DNA continues its weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping to shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy, from Digerati50 Vol 2. This week's spotlight is on lawyer, Foong Cheng Leong, who believes the law will always play catch-up to tech.
Bread & Kaya: Uber and GrabCar services legal in Malaysia?
If you’re wondering whether Uber and GrabCar services are legal in Malaysia, there is no express prohibition under the law to have software to connect users for rides on private cars, writes lawyer Foong Cheng Leong.
(DNA Top 10 in 2014) Net censorship: BBC story on kangkung fiasco blocked?
Netizens in Malaysia are having difficulty accessing a BBC story on Prime Minister Najib Razak being derided online for a comment on rising prices, raising fears that the Internet was being censored in the country.
Malaysia: The velvet glove comes off the iron fist
Malaysia’s ruling coalition, the Barisan Nasional, bulldozed and bullied its way into passing a raft of legislations last week, sending a very clear message to the people it is supposedly sworn to protect and serve: Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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