On 5th March 2018, the Myanmar National Minimum Wage Committee increased the rates of the standard minimum wages for employees in Myanmar under the Minimum Wages Law 2013 (1) from MMK450 per hour to MMK600 per hour and (2) from MMK3600 per day (8 hours) to MMK4,800 per day. This is a 33% increase from… Read More
Effective from 15 March 2018, LawPlus Myanmar Ltd. has moved to Unit No. 520, 5th Floor, Hledan Centre Corner of Pyay Road and Hledan Road Kamayut Township, Yangon, Myanmar Our telephone numbers remain +95 92 6111 7006 and +95 92 6098 9752. Please click here for our location map. Please click here for the profile… Read More
The Bankruptcy Act (No. 10) B.E. 2561 (A.D. 2018) was published in the Royal Gazette on 2nd March 2018. It amended the Bankruptcy Act B.E. 2483 (A.D. 1940) effective from 3rd March 2018. The major changes under the Bankruptcy Act No. 10 are listed below. The term “secured creditor” has been changed to include secured… Read More
On 5th March 2018, the Department of Intellectual property of Thailand (“DIP”) fully launched its new e-filing system for registering trademarks, invention patents and design patents and also for recording copyrights. This new e-filing system is the single sign-on system for four main types of intellectual property in one platform. This system will not totally… Read More
Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) recently published the latest draft of the Cyber Security Bill (the “Bill”) for public hearing and public consultation up to 25th March 2018 before the MDES revises the Bill and submits it to the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) for approval. The bill aims to ensure both public… Read More
On 23rd February 2018, the Ministerial Regulation on Categories of Security Receivers (No. 2) B.E. 2561 (A.D. 2018) (“Security Receivers Regulation No. 2”) issued under the Business Collateral Act B.E. 2558 (A.D. 2015) (“BCA”) was published in the Royal Gazette and it has become effective since then. The BCA was enacted on 5th November 2015… Read More