Following an attempt to push forward the draft Cybersecurity Law as circulated to telecom licensees on 9 February 2021, the Government installed by the Myanmar Military on 16 February 2021 has changed direction. Instead of passing the new law to repeal the Electronic Transaction Law, it amended the Electronic Transaction Law to incorporate part of the stipulations under the draft Cybersecurity Law. The […]

As Myanmar increasingly liberalizes, decentralizes and opens its power sector to foreign investment, foreign IPPs are faced with a legal and regulatory framework that is in full transition.

The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw published a new law on 8 March, 2017, the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens (Union Parliament Law 5/2017). This new law sets out general duties of relevant ministries and authorities to protect privacy and security of citizens, while a “citizen” is defined as “the person who is a citizen […]