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Malaysia's competition regulator has completed extensive studies of the housing market and found no evidence of anti-competitive behaviour affecting property prices or residential packages, the government confirmed.
The government tabled two competition-related amendment bills aimed at bolstering the Malaysia Competition Commission's enforcement capabilities and extending regulatory scope beyond commercial activities to cover all economic sectors.
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has raided six major ice cream manufacturers on suspicion of price-fixing collusion. The firms allegedly coordinated price hikes via email and meetings since around 2022, potentially exploiting inflation.
Malaysia's competition regulator has moved against six companies over suspected bid rigging in a RM5.7 million food supply contract tendered by the National Anti-Drugs Agency, signalling stricter enforcement of cartel activities.
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The Malaysian Competition Commission has launched a formal investigation against six firms accused of coordinating bids in a RM5.7 million AADK tender, potentially breaching competition laws.
European Union regulators have directed Meta to permit competing artificial intelligence chatbots to access WhatsApp at no cost, as authorities investigate whether the tech giant leveraged its market dominance improperly.
Australia's competition regulator has taken legal action against Amazon's Australian operations, alleging that children's backpacks sold through its marketplace failed to display required safety warnings about button batteries.
The EU's competition regulator is examining whether Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com received state aid that could unfairly impact the European market in its bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy.
The European Union is preparing its largest penalty under the Digital Markets Act against Alphabet's Google, with the fine expected before summer. The investigation centres on concerns that Google unfairly promotes its own services in search results.