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Technical and regulatory papers for financial institutions in Southeast Asia.

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August 2026Data residency and RMiT compliance are two different questionsThe six RMiT obligations a Malaysian AWS Region does not settle, each with its paragraph reference. For CISOs, Heads of IT Risk and cloud architects.August 2026Data Residency is Not Data SovereigntyA local Region settles location; it does not transfer accountability. A board-ready guide to sovereignty, RMiT controls and cloud governance for Malaysian financial services.