Companies & Investments
Hot news regarding investments in Myanmar
Tanintharyi airport invites tender bids for upgrade project
Aug 19, 2019
Myanmar’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) put out a request for tender proposals last week
Belgian telco first to cut ties with Mytel
Aug 16, 2019
A Belgian satellite communications provider has become the first company to cut ties with a Myanmar
Myanmar’s first 5G service tested by Mytel
Aug 16, 2019
Myanmar telco Mytel recently tested what could become Myanmar’s first 5G cellular service. Las
New industrial park proposed near Yangon
Aug 16, 2019
A major Myanmar conglomerate has proposed a new industrial park to be developed outside Yangon. This
Economy
News impacting Myanmar's economic development
Crops flood damage down from last year
Aug 23, 2019
Myanmar crops suffered less damage from monsoon flooding this year, U Myo Tint Tun, deputy permanent
China-Myanmar high-speed railway route planned
Aug 23, 2019
Myanma Railways has decided on a route for a high speed railway linking Mandalay with Muse on Myanma
Myanmar foreign debt now totals US$10.2 billion
Aug 22, 2019
Myanmar ended the 2017-2018 fiscal year with US$10.2 billion in foreign debt, the Joint Public Accou
EU grants €8 million to develop Myanmar trade
Aug 16, 2019
The EU has pledged €8 million in funding to develop Myanmar trade. It supports initiatives within
Highlights
In just one sentence
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CB Insurance and Thai Life signs JV agreement
Aug 22, 2019Yangon-based Citizen Business Insurance Public Ltd (CB Insurance) has formalised a joint venture wit -
Thailand’s PTT Group and an Indian consortium have been chosen to supply and distribute electricit
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Fin-tech services have boomed following an increasing number of mobile users, says Fitch Solutions M
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US eases visa requirements for Myanmar citizens
Aug 16, 2019Myanmar citizens can now apply for a combined B-1/B-2 visa, which allows travel to the US for both b
Politics
Most important political updates
NLD suspends senior party member
Aug 23, 2019
The National League for Democracy (NLD) has suspended a high-ranking party member for rules violatio
Violence in northern Myanmar threatens trade and tourism
Aug 23, 2019
Violence in northern Myanmar with an alliance of ethnic armed organizations (EOA) is spreading acros
Charter report approved by Myanmar parliament
Aug 16, 2019
Myanmar’s Union Parliament voted Friday to approve a report by its Charter Amendment Committee
YCDC offers paperless building permit applications
Aug 13, 2019
Prospective builders in the city of Yangon can now apply for permits online. The new paperless syste
Legal Box
Written by our Partner Duane Morris & Selvam
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In exercise of the power conferred under Section 71 (b) of Securities Exchange Law 2013, Securities
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The Ministry of Commerce issued Notification No.24/2019 (the “Notification”) on the 6th of June
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Notification on payment of proper stamp duty
May 24, 2019Recently on 14 May, 2019, the Ministry of Planning and Finance as an awareness initiative, made an a -
New Gambling Law passed by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
May 17, 2019The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw recently passed a new Gambling Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No.13/2019) on 7th
