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Malaysia's competition watchdog and Hong Kong's regulator have signed a cooperation agreement to tackle cross-border competition violations, marking the fourth such international partnership for MyCC.
Malaysia's government will conduct a detailed investigation into whether low prices on cross-border e-commerce platforms constitute unfair competition, rather than making quick judgments. A new E-Commerce Act is being drafted.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Microsoft for potentially deceiving personal and family customers about Microsoft 365 subscription costs following the integration of its Copilot AI assistant.
Google confronts a wave of private lawsuits seeking billions in damages after losing its first case under the EU's Digital Markets Act. Smaller competitors now sense an opportunity to recover losses from years of alleged anticompetitive behaviour.
Malaysia's Senate has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to tackle cartels, monopolies, and sophisticated anti-competitive practices in the digital economy.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million penalty on Google for breaching EU digital competition rules, citing preferential treatment of its own services and restrictions on app developer pricing.
A US federal judge has ordered Paramount Skydance to pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until August 3, backing state arguments that the merger would harm media industry competition and consumer choice.
Google has asked Europe's highest court to uphold a lower court's decision annulling a €1.49 billion antitrust fine, arguing that EU regulators' arguments are flawed and their case lacks merit.
Switzerland's competition regulator has opened an investigation into Google's decision to remove a feature that allowed Android users to select their preferred default search engine during device setup.
Switzerland's competition watchdog is investigating Google for eliminating a feature that allowed Android users to select alternative default search engines, a capability still available elsewhere in Europe.
Malaysia's Parliament passed two competition bills strengthening digital economy enforcement in its third week, while debates covered press freedom, healthcare digitalization, and government clarifications on 1MDB liabilities totalling RM51.4 billion.
Parliament has passed the Competition Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission expanded powers to investigate cartels, conduct market reviews, and impose penalties to strengthen competition law enforcement.
The Dewan Rakyat has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, introducing tougher penalties for cartel activities and digital market manipulation while expanding MyCC's investigative powers.