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Daily Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Express
Music industry bodies secure leave to challenge new copyright guidelines
Published on: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 01, 2025 By: Ho Kit Yen, FMT Text Size: Public Performance Malaysia Bhd and Recording Performers Malaysia Bhd are challenging the Guidelines of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) 2025. Kuala Lumpur: The High Court has granted two collective management organisations (CMOs) representing the rights of recording performers in Malaysia leave to bring judicial review proceedings to challenge a new regulatory framework slated to come into force next year. Justice Amarjeet Singh allowed Public Performance Malaysia Bhd (PPM) and Recording Performers Malaysia Bhd (RPM) to pursue judicial review proceedings in their bid to quash the Guidelines of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) 2025. The court also fixed Aug 7 to hear the application by PPM and RPM to stay the enforcement of the guidelines pending the disposal of the lawsuit. PPM and PRM named the controller of copyright, MyIPO, and the domestic trade and cost of living minister as respondents in their application. They claim the guidelines – scheduled to come into force on Jan 16, 2026 – were drawn up and issued by the respondents without proper consultation. They said they were only provided last year with a public consultation paper that outlined general proposals, without the specific details necessary for meaningful feedback. Both bodies claimed they only came to know the full contents of the guidelines when it was published earlier this year. They said the guidelines contained 'sweeping provisions' relating to the internal structure, constitution and governance of a CMO, its agreement with constituent members, and the terms of the licensing scheme to be implemented. They also said the copyright controller, tasked with regulating copyright matters, did not accord them a fair opportunity to be heard and reply. They further alleged that the guidelines contained provisions that exceed the powers vested by law in the controller. The court also fixed July 10 to hear a separate bid by Music Authors Copyright Protection Bhd (MACP) for leave to commence a judicial review over the same guidelines. PPM, RPM and MACP had said that they disagreed with the guidelines as it could negatively impact copyright holders. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia


New Straits Times
25-06-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Malaysia lost RM824 million worth of fish to foreign intruders between 2020 and 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded losses amounting to RM823.88 million due to encroachments by foreign fishing vessels on the country's waters up to last year. Fisheries Department (DoF) director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said a total of 515 intrusion cases involving foreign fishermen were recorded between 2020 and 2024. He said the figure was based on data from DoF, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the marine police (PPM), adding that all three institutions would be working together to resolve the problem. "DoF will continue to strengthen its collaboration with MMEA and PPM by conducting maritime enforcement operations, including through inter-agency initiatives such as Ops Naga, Ops Gelora, Patkor Optima and Mardof," he said today. He added that the department was also committed to cooperate with international instruments in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. "This includes actively enhancing regional cooperation through platforms such as the Asean Network for Combating IUU Fishing (AN-IUU) and the Regional Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing (RPOA-IUU)," he added.


Mint
22-06-2025
- Business
- Mint
Sebi slaps ₹29 lakh fine on IAGF, trustee for AIF rules violation
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Capital markets regulator Sebi has imposed penalties totalling ₹ 29 lakh on six entities, including India Asset Growth Fund, its manager Essel Finance Advisors and Managers, and trustee Vistra ITCL (India) for multiple violations of AIF rules. The regulator levied a fine of ₹ 11 lakh on IAGF, ₹ 10 lakh on Arpan Sarkar and Jaykishan Kikani (jointly and severally), ₹ 6 lakh on Vistra ITCL (India), and ₹ 2 lakh on Essel Finance Advisors and Managers (EFAM), its Chief Executive Officer Vishnu Prakash Rathore (jointly and severally). The regulator, in a 39-page order, found the entities guilty of serious lapses in regulatory compliance during the inspection period from April 2021 to March 2022, Sebi said in the order on Friday. The markets watchdog observed that India Asset Growth Fund (IAGF) failed to disclose disciplinary actions and litigation history of its sponsor, manager, trustee, and key officials in its placement memorandum (PPM), as mandated under the norms. Later, the fund submitted a revised PPM containing such disclosures during a change of control application, which was neither approved nor circulated to investors, resulting in a breach of the disclosure framework of the code of conduct of the alternative investment fund (AIF) regulations. Sebi also pulled up the fund for providing valuations based on underlying assets instead of the securities it held, as well as for delayed registration with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), non-disclosure of the investor charter and distribution waterfall, and a 10-day delay in filing its PPM audit report. The regulator found that the fund took over a month to respond to an investor grievance, breaching the 30-day deadline. It noted that although the fund eventually completed the winding-up process and distributed proceeds to all investors by January 2024, the regulatory breaches were material. The regulator concluded that the violations had the potential to mislead investors, and disrupt regulatory oversight of AIFs. Sebi highlighted that EFAM being manager of IAGF is responsible for such non-compliances. It noted that Rathore, Sarkar and Kikani were the key managerial personnel who failed to abide by the code of conduct as per the rules. Therefore, the allegations against them stand established.


Daily Express
20-06-2025
- Daily Express
Pakistani man held with RM93,000 worth of untaxed cigarettes
Published on: Friday, June 20, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jun 20, 2025 Text Size: The detained suspect and the seized items. BEAUFORT: A Pakistani man was arrested for allegedly possessing over 23,000 sticks of various cigarette brands suspected to be untaxed, worth more than RM90,000 in Kampung Bingkul here, Info X reported. The 38-year-old suspect was stopped around 6.30pm in a Toyota Vios by officers from the Marine Police Force (PPM) Labuan Operations Base. Advertisement Sabah Region Four PPM Commander ACP Nazri Ibrahim said the operation followed intelligence gathered by the Marine Intelligence Unit under Op Taring Landai Khas Kontraban. The vehicle was found parked suspiciously behind a sundry shop in Kampung Bingkul, where officers moved in once the driver exited the car. A search uncovered the untaxed cigarettes hidden inside the vehicle, and both the contraband and the vehicle were seized, with the case now under investigation under Section 135 of the Customs Act 1967. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia


The Star
17-06-2025
- The Star
Marine cops seize smuggled cigarettes, liquor worth RM5mil in Sibu
SIBU: Sarawak Region 5 Marine Police Force (PPM) foiled an attempt to smuggle untaxed cigarettes and liquor worth RM5.05mil in an operation near Jalan KM16 Sibu-Bintulu on Sunday. Acting commander Supt Rusdin Banin said the seizure was made at 5.35pm through Ops Taring Landai, following a public tip-off. "A team from PPM Sibu detained a white-and-green cargo lorry parked on the roadside. An inspection found a load of cigarettes and liquor suspected to be untaxed and without valid documentation,' he said in a statement Tuesday (June 16). He said the lorry driver was arrested and the case was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sibu District Police Headquarters for further action under the Customs Act 1967. Rusdin added that police welcome information from the public to combat smuggling activities. From January to June 15 this year, PPM Region 5 conducted 84 raids in Sarawak, resulting in 94 arrests for offences such as smuggling of untaxed goods, subsidised controlled items and wildlife, as well as illegal entry of foreign nationals. "Total value of seizures during the period was estimated at RM77.33mil,' he said. Under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967, individuals found in possession of, storing or concealing prohibited goods without approval face a fine of up to RM500,000, imprisonment of up to five years, or both, upon conviction. - Bernama