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Google confronts a cascade of private lawsuits from European rivals seeking billions in damages after losing its first case under the EU's Digital Markets Act. The landmark €1 billion fine has emboldened competitors to pursue claims spanning decades of alleged anti-competitive conduct.
Malaysia's Senate has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to tackle cartels, monopolies, and digital-era anti-competitive practices driving up consumer costs.
Google has appealed to the European Union's top court to uphold a lower court decision that annulled a €1.49 billion antitrust fine, arguing the Commission's case contains fundamental errors.
Malaysia is updating its Competition Act to combat increasingly sophisticated cartels exploiting technology, algorithmic coordination, and digital evidence destruction. The amendments will expand the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative powers.
The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Competition Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026, giving Malaysia's Competition Commission expanded investigative powers and authority to impose penalties in combating cartels and market abuse.
Malaysia's parliament passed two competition amendment bills this week while debating press freedom, the 1MDB debt burden and recommendations on organ donation and abuse cases.
The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, introducing stronger penalties for obstruction of investigations and updated enforcement mechanisms against cartels exploiting digital platforms.
The EU's highest court has upheld a record €4.1 billion fine against Google, rejecting the company's final appeal over alleged anti-competitive practices involving its Android operating system. The landmark ruling closes a seven-year legal struggle.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Malaysia Competition Commission have formalized a partnership to combat bid-rigging and cartels in government procurement, strengthening transparency and protecting public funds.
Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal has authorised consumer advocacy group Which? to proceed with a £3 billion damages claim against Apple, alleging the tech firm breached UK competition law by restricting cloud storage choices and unfairly promoting its iCloud service.
Malaysia's parliament has received two competition-related amendment bills aimed at broadening the scope of competition law and strengthening the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative powers.
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has raided six major ice cream manufacturers on suspicion of price-fixing, with officials allegedly coordinating price increases through emails and meetings over several years.
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Malaysia's competition authority has launched enforcement action against six firms accused of colluding in a RM5.7 million tender for the AADK, signalling heightened scrutiny of procurement practices across government-linked contracts.