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Myanmar Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
TG Tilleke & Gibbins More Tilleke & Gibbins is a leading Southeast Asian regional law firm with over 190 lawyers and consultants practicing in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. We provide full-service legal solutions to the top investors and high-growth companies that drive economic expansion in Asia. On July 30, 2025, Myanmar's Cybersecurity Law No. 1/2025 came into effect with the State Administration Council's issuance of Notification 113/2025.
Myanmar Cybersecurity Law Takes Effect
On July 30, 2025, Myanmar’s Cybersecurity Law No. 1/2025 came into effect with the State Administration Council’s issuance of Notification 113/2025. The law, which was enacted on January 1, 2025, aims to regulate various aspects of digital security and online activities. Below are some key provisions, implications, and penalties under the Cybersecurity Law. • Extraterritorial penalties.
Myanmar Issues Cybersecurity Law
TG Tilleke & Gibbins More Tilleke & Gibbins is a leading Southeast Asian regional law firm with over 190 lawyers and consultants practicing in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. We provide full-service legal solutions to the top investors and high-growth companies that drive economic expansion in Asia.
Landmark Competition Commission decision targets deceptive branding
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Landmark Myanmar Competition Commission Decision Targets Deceptive Branding
A recent case at the Myanmar Competition Commission has set a significant precedent in the country's approach to unfair competition practices. The case, involving a Thai manufacturer of cement grout and tile adhesive products and a local Myanmar producer, highlighted the Commission's willingness to address issues of deceptive marketing and unfair competition.
Fintech Law In Southeast Asia
The adoption of financial technology, or fintech, solutions has grown rapidly across Southeast Asia in recent years. As increasing numbers of consumers enjoy uninterrupted connections to online services through mobile phones and other devices, both new and existing financial service providers have introduced technological innovations that make it easier for their customers to manage their financial activities.
Myanmar Loosens One-Day Currency Conversion Requirement For Export Income
On July 13, 2023, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) lowered the percentage of export income in foreign currency that must be converted into Myanmar kyat (MMK) within one day of receipt. The changes are contained in CBM Notification No. 15/2023, which took effect immediately.
Myanmar Loosens One-Day Currency Conversion Requirement for Export Income
On July 13, 2023, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) lowered the percentage of export income in foreign currency that must be converted into Myanmar kyat (MMK) within one day of receipt. The changes are contained in CBM Notification No. 15/2023, which took effect immediately.
Myanmar Updates Guidelines for THB-MMK Direct Payment Mechanism
On December 30, 2022, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) updated its guidelines on the Thai baht to Myanmar kyat (THB-MMK) direct payment mechanism for Myanmar-Thailand border trade and other flows of capital.
Myanmar Issues Rules for Recalls and Bans of Dangerous Goods and Services
On December 20, 2022, Myanmar’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced rules for recalling dangerous goods and temporarily or permanently halting the sale and distribution of dangerous goods and services. This announcement was made with DCA Directive No. 3/2022, which was posted to the department’s official website on January 5, 2023. Goods that can cause minor damage to consumers must be recalled.
Myanmar: Summary of Tax and Tariff Updates in 2022
Introduction This article provides a summary of Myanmar’s tax and tariff updates in 2022. Perhaps most prominent are the commercial tax, special goods tax, and tariff rate exemptions for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and an increase in special commercial income tax for companies engaging in oil and gas exploration and production in Myanmar. This is good news for environmental protection efforts through taxation law.
Regulations for foreign banks in Southeast Asia
REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN BANKS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA The rapidly growing middle class in Southeast Asia is bringing with it increased household wealth, increased consumption, and increased investment. As a result, the commercial banking sector has seen a boom in the more economically developed countries of the region--especially in Thailand.
Electric Vehicle Importation
On November 11, 2022, Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced a pilot period for importing electric vehicles into Myanmar, which came into force with MOC Order No. 62/2022, issued under the Import and Export Law. A separate order (No. 61/2022) issued on the same day specifies rules for importation of motorcycles by companies that do not have a certificate to open a showroom, as well as rules for opening motorcycle showrooms.
Myanmar Announces Rules for Electric Vehicle Importation and Motorcycle Showrooms
On November 11, 2022, Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced a pilot period for importing electric vehicles into Myanmar, which came into force with MOC Order No. 62/2022, issued under the Import and Export Law. A separate order (No. 61/2022) issued on the same day specifies rules for importation of motorcycles by companies that do not have a certificate to open a showroom, as well as rules for opening motorcycle showrooms.
Myanmar Requires Border-Trade Importers to Pay via Bank Transaction
On October 31, 2022, the Department of Trade in Myanmar’s Ministry of Commerce announced that payments for importation at the border are to be made via bank transaction.
Myanmar Orders Conversion Of Foreign Currency Balances Of Companies With Up To 35% Foreign Ownership
On July 15, 2022, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) issued Letter No. FE-1/754 instructing banks with authorized dealer (AD) status to inform the CBM of the balances in foreign-currency accounts belonging to Myanmar companies with up to 35% foreign ownership. This was to be done by 6 p.m. on the same day. In addition, AD banks were ordered to purchase the balances of the relevant foreign-currency accounts and exchange the amounts with Myanmar kyat (MMK).
Myanmar Revokes Currency Conversion Exemption For DICA-Registered Companies With Foreign Investment
On July 13, 2022, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) revoked its previous exemption from the foreign currency conversion requirement for companies that are registered with the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and have at least 10% foreign investment. Banks with authorized dealer status are thus no longer permitted to exempt these companies from the CBM's requirement to convert foreign currency transfers and balances to Myanmar kyat.
Myanmar Relaxes Foreign Currency Conversion Requirements at Chinese and Thai Borders
Following the positive response to the recent Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) announcement on the exemption of certain foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from the foreign currency conversion requirements, the CBM issued a further exemption on April 26, 2022, for exporters and importers conducting trade at the China-Myanmar or Thailand-Myanmar border.
Snapshot: foreign investment law and policy in Myanmar | Lexology
Myanmar January 28 2021 Law and policy Policies and practices What, in general terms, are your government’s policies and practices regarding oversight and review of foreign investment? Under the Myanmar Investment Law 2016 (MIL), the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) classifies a small number of investments as restricted investment activities and an extensive list of investments as promoted investment activities.
Fintech law in Southeast Asia | Lexology
2020 Tilleke & Gibbins www.tilleke.com page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 4 7 10 14 Cambodia Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam CAMBODIA A s the use of fintech in Cambodia continues to flourish, technology developers should look to existing frameworks established by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) for guidance on best practices.
Myanmar Announces COVID-19 Tax Exemptions | Lexology
On June 12, 2020, the Myanmar government issued a Union Taxation Law Ordinance to provide tax relief to the crisis-hit private sector as part of the wider “Overcoming as One: COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan.” The new measures will be in effect for the 2020-2021 tax year, alongside the Income Tax Law and the Union Taxation Law 2019. There are four main tax exemptions to be aware of: Non-refundable tax credit on 10% of total additional wages and salaries paid in the 2019-2020 Income Year.
Myanmar: Continuing the Fight against Corruption
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Consumption of foods containing prohibited artificial colors among middle-school children in Nay Pyi Taw union territory, Myanmar
Nwe Oo1, 2, Yu Mon Saw2, 3Email author, Hnin Nwe Ni Aye2, 4, Zaw Zaw Aung2, 5, Hnin Nandar Kyaw1, Ae Mon Tun5, Tetsuyoshi Kariya2, 3, Eiko Yamamoto2 and Nobuyuki Hamajima2 BMC Public Health201919:344 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6669-5 © The Author(s). 2019 Received: 5 June 2018 Accepted: 18 March 2019 Published: 27 March 2019 Abstract Background Food safety control in Myanmar is regulated by the Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Myanmar Passes Patent Law | Lexology
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 7/2019—Myanmar’s Patent Law—was enacted on March 11, 2019, providing a framework for the protection of inventions related to products and processes. This is the first legislation specifically addressing the protection of patents in the history of Myanmar. The law will be administered by the Directorate of Patents of the Intellectual Property Office, to be established under the Ministry of Commerce, and implementing regulations will be issued in due course.
Myanmar Passes Industrial Design Law | Lexology
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February 7 2019 On January 30, 2019, Myanmar’s long-awaited Industrial Design Law—the first legislation specifically addressing the protection of industrial designs in the jurisdiction’s history—was passed into law. The law lays out a comprehensive framework for the protection of rights over the external visual design of objects (i.e. the aesthetic design, rather than the practical).
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