Introduction The World Bank Group recently ranked Lao PDR as one of the most complicated destinations to start and operate a business. This served as…

In October 2013, the Sultan of Brunei declared that Brunei will implement Syariah Laws. The implementation of Syariah Law would be in 3 phases:-…

On 17 May 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) issued Guideline No. 050/19 (the “Guideline”) on the length of fixed duration…

Previously, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued Notification No. 25/2018 (“Notification No. 25”) allowing 100% foreign-owned companies as well as joint ventures between local…

The Trademarks Bill 2019 (“the Bill”) has undergone its first reading in Parliament, and is expected to be passed in the second half of…

It has been a busy time for Malaysian competition authorities this quarter. The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has taken the bull by the horns…

The Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) has recently announced that it is considering a further liberalisation of the local banking industry by allowing increased…

In 2018, the Myanmar Government changed the financial year starting from 1 October to 31 September from 2018 (“New FY”). However, this did not…

In our January 2018 update, we provided an overview of the regulatory framework under the Payment Services Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill has since…

Following the vote in favor of the Patent Bill in early 2018, the Myanmar Patent Law has finally been approved and passed into law…