Tenders
This week’s new tenders
Feb 19, 2021
Magway Region Government Invites Open Tenders for Construction of Bridges, Office Buildings and Wate
This week’s new tenders
Feb 12, 2021
Magway Region Government Invites Open Tenders for Construction of Bridges, Office Buildings and Wate
This week’s new tenders
Feb 05, 2021
Technological University, Banmaw Invited Open Tenders for Purchasing of Non Control Item, Office Equ
This week’s new tenders
Jan 29, 2021
Sagaing Region Government Invites Local Tenders to Express Their Interest to Invest in Construction&
Companies & Investments
Hot news regarding investments in Myanmar
Total SE ‘closely following’ events
Feb 26, 2021
Total SE, one of Myanmar’s oldest oil and gas partners, is “closely following” eve
ISPs apologize for internet cuts
Feb 24, 2021
The anti-Tatmadaw protest movement has condemned the industry for not pushing back against the order
Kirin wants to keep operating in Myanmar
Feb 19, 2021
Although it has announced an end to its partnership with Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd., Japanese bev
Sembcorp investments intact, Singapore uncertain
Feb 17, 2021
Singaporean conglomerate Sembcorp said its investments will remain business-as-usual despite the pol
Economy
News impacting Myanmar's economic development
Singapore denies hosting Tatmadaw money hoard
Feb 26, 2021
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) denied reports that Singaporean banks are holding vast sum
UK, Canada issue new sanctions
Feb 24, 2021
Canada and the U.K. have joined the U.S. in targeted sanctions against military officials. The U.K.
U.S. identifies sanction targets
Feb 16, 2021
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified 10 military-linked individuals and three entities
Unrest affects trade
Feb 16, 2021
As the political situation hangs in uncertainty, so does the flow of goods. The Ministry of Commerce
Highlights
In just one sentence
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German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into
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In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of Policy, A
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Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked indi
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The domestic gold trading market is going through a volatile period amid banking sector mistrust. Ec
Politics
Most important political updates
Nationwide strikes taking place
Feb 26, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of nearly every major city on Monday to protest
Indonesia holds talks with Tatmadaw, NLD
Feb 26, 2021
Indonesia says it is holding talks with both the Myanmar military government and the ousted NLD in a
Draft Cybersecurity Law sees strong opposition
Feb 19, 2021
The State Administration Council has drafted a new Cybersecurity Law affording broad powers to gathe
Aung San Suu Kyi faces second charge
Feb 19, 2021
Deposed State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi faces a second criminal charge, this time for an NLD c
Legal Box
Written by our Partner Duane Morris & Selvam
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Foreign bank licensing – third round
Nov 14, 2019On 7th November 2019, the Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”), exercising the power conferred under -
Announcement regarding overtime-working hours issued
Oct 10, 2019The Myanmar Investment Commission (“MIC”) issued an announcement in relation to the overtime-wor -
On 20 September 2019, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations issued Notification
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In exercise of the power conferred under Section 71 (b) of Securities Exchange Law 2013, Securities