Following the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the U.S., UK and EU have imposed a range of sanctions targeting individuals and entities affiliated with the Burmese military....more
The amended Electronic Transactions Law (ETL) is one of several legislative changes that have emanated from the recent military takeover in Myanmar. These changes affect banks, insurers, providers of payments infrastructure...more
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (the NLD) celebrates its third anniversary of government this year. Fourteen months from now, campaigning will commence for Myanmar’s 2020 general...more
In 2015, the Royal Decree on Tax Reduction (No. 586) B.E. 2558 (2015) was issued, pursuant to the Revenue Code, to provide exemption from and reduce certain types of taxation in relation to international headquarter...more
It has been a year since opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi took office as State Counsellor in Myanmar, becoming the de facto head of the country’s first elected government in half a century. How is her National League for...more
On 30 March 2017, the Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance published the Investment Rules (the Investment Rules) completing the framework for the new and long-awaited investment regime in Myanmar established by the new...more