ArticleMyanmar Sets New Minimum Wage Although the notification was issued on October 14, 2025, it takes retroactive effect from October 1, 2025.MyanmarEmployment and HRTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Issues New Guidelines For Non-Banking Financial InstitutionsOn January 26, 2021, the Central Bank of Myanmar published Notification 1/2021 in relation to non-banking financial institutions...MyanmarFinance and BankingTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar's New IP Department And Its Extended "Soft-Opening" PeriodWhile the timeline for the ongoing "soft opening" of Myanmar's new Intellectual Property Department (IPD) lacks clarity, the IPD has maintained continuity in its operations...MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Issues Industrial Design RulesMyanmar's Ministry of Commerce has issued the Industrial Design Rules, which set up detailed procedures and guidelines for the registration of industrial designs under the Industrial Design Law.MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Sets Out Customs Recordation Rules For Trademark ProtectionOn July 14, 2023, Myanmar's Ministry of Planning and Finance issued Notification No. 50/2023, which sets out the rules, requirements, and procedures for registered trademark owners to protect...MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Starts Accepting Patent And Utility Model ApplicationsOn October 31, 2024, Myanmar's Intellectual Property Department (IPD) announced that it would officially start accepting applications for patent and utility...MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticlePreregistration Strategies For Safeguarding Trademarks In MyanmarMyanmar's Trademark Law 2019 introduced a modern framework for the registration, enforcement, and protection of trademarks.MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleTrademark Filing Changes And ChallengesOn August 28, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that the "soft-opening period" to refile trademarks under the country's new Trademark Act would begin on October 1, 2020.MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Cybersecurity Law Takes EffectOn 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...MyanmarTechnologyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Issues Cybersecurity LawOn January 1, 2025, Myanmar's State Administration Council enacted Cybersecurity Law No. 1/2025, which aims to regulate various aspects of digital security and online activities.MyanmarTechnologyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand's Trade Competition Commission To Regulate Food Delivery PlatformsThailand's Trade Competition Commission has issued new rules governing business relations between food delivery platform operators and the restaurants operating through those platforms.ThailandAntitrust/Competition LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Issues Regulation As Interest Grows In Cannabis As An Animal Feed IngredientFollowing the delisting of cannabis grown in Thailand as a narcotic substance on June 9, 2022, many have explored the applications of cannabis in various fields, including medicine, healthcare...ThailandCannabis & HempTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Reaffirms Alcoholic Beverage Packaging And Labeling RequirementsA new notification on required labeling and packaging for alcoholic beverages was published in Thailand's Government Gazette on November 8, 2024, taking full effect the following day.ThailandConsumer ProtectionTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Waives Sole Agent Requirement For Wine ImportsThailand has liberalized its wine import regime, allowing, for the first time, multiple importers to bring in and distribute the same wine brands. On March 27, 2026, the Ministry of Finance issued the Ministerial...ThailandConsumer ProtectionTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Restricts Foreign Land Ownership And Shareholding For Certain Promoted InvestmentsThailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has imposed new restrictions on foreign-majority shareholding and land ownership for companies in certain promoted activities.ThailandCorporate/Commercial LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Seeks Public Feedback On Draft Corporate Registration OrdersThailand's Department of Business Development (DBD), through its Office of Central Company and Partnership Registration, has released multiple draft orders for public consultation until December 12, 2025.ThailandCorporate/Commercial LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Criminal Court's New Technology Crime Division To Enhance Website BlockingThe landscape of intellectual property (IP) has transformed alongside advancements in technology, transitioning from traditional methods to modern online approaches. ThailandCriminal LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticlePotential Liability for Termination: An Employer's PerspectiveIn Thailand, employers must clearly understand what is unfair termination and an unfair act, and their differences.ThailandEmployment and HRTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Expands Family Leave Rights And Strengthens Worker ProtectionsThailand has amended the Labor Protection Act to significantly expand family leave benefits and strengthen employment protections, effective December 7, 2025.ThailandEmployment and HRTilleke & Gibbins