On 28th October 2019, the Board of Investment of Thailand (“BOI”) issued:- (1)   the Notification No. 4/2019 re: Measures to Accelerate Investment; (2)   the Notification No. 5/2019 re: Measures to Support Training; and (3)   the Notification No. 6/2019 re: Measures to Support Establishment of Institutions for Development of High Skilled Workforce by Private Sectors. Subject... Read More

On 3rd October 2019, the Myanmar Investment Commission (“MIC”) issued its Announcement on Working Overtime according to the Overtime Procedures of the Factory and General Labour Laws. Companies operating business under MIC permits, MIC endorsements, or Region/State Investment Committee’s permits are required to comply with the followings:- 1.   Companies must obtain written consent from the... Read More

On 22nd October 2019, the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (“DICA”) issued its Announcement to set out the procedures and deadlines companies registered under the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 (“MCL”) to file Annual Returns (“AR”). 1.   Private limited companies and public limited companies registered under the MCL are required to file (1) the AR... Read More

The Ministry of Commerce (“MOC“) issued its Notification No. 58/2019 dated 10th October 2019 to set out import license fees for importation of products into Myanmar.  The rates of the import license fees are based on the CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) value of products according to Section 13(b) of the Export and Import Law 2012... Read More

Following the enactment of the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL”), Myanmar is replacing its old trademark registration system where declarations of trademark ownerships (“DTO”) are registered with the Office for Registration of Deeds with a new trademark registration system where trademarks will be registered with the Myanmar Intellectual Property Office (“MIPO”). 1.   Re-filing of Registered... Read More