All the companies and legal entities registered under the Myanmar Companies Act 1914 and the Special Companies Act 1950 (“Companies”) were required to be re-registered through the Myanmar Companies Online Registry System (“MyCo”) from 1st August 2018 to 31st January 2019 (“Re-Registration Period”) per Section 421(d) of the Myanmar Companies Law 2017. However, by the... Read More

On 11th March 2019, the Union Parliament of Myanmar passed the Patent Law (“PL”) as the Pyidaungsu Htuttaw Law No. 7/2019.  The PL will come into force after the President of Myanmar issues a notification to implement it. The PL has provided for the followings: 1.   The Myanmar Intellectual Property Office (“MIPO”) will be... Read More

The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand passed the Property Tax Act B.E. 2562 (“Act”) into law on 16th November 2018.  The Act was published in the Government Gazette on 12th March 2019. It has become effective on and from 13th March 2019, except for the new tax rates and their applications, which will become effective... Read More

On 28th February 2019, the National Legislative Assembly passed the Cyber Security Act (“CSA”) and the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) of Thailand. They will be submitted to HM the King for his endorsement and later be published in the Government Gazette before they come into force from the date immediately following the date of... Read More

On 12th February 2019, the Board of Investment (“BOI”) issued two notifications to promote investment projects for cruise terminals, large-scale quality tourist attraction, manufacturing or repairing trains and parts or devices of rail systems and several other kinds of investment activities including cultural centers, art and craft centers, museums and automobile race tracks, effective from... Read More