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It has been a busy time for Malaysian competition authorities this quarter. The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has taken the bull by the horns…

The Central Bank of Myanmar (“CBM”) has recently announced that it is considering a further liberalisation of the local banking industry by allowing increased…

In 2018, the Myanmar Government changed the financial year starting from 1 October to 31 September from 2018 (“New FY”). However, this did not…

In our January 2018 update, we provided an overview of the regulatory framework under the Payment Services Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill has since…

Following the vote in favor of the Patent Bill in early 2018, the Myanmar Patent Law has finally been approved and passed into law…

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”) Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 546 dated 4 April 2019, approved the amendments to the Manual of…

On 23 April 2019, the Prime Minister issued a directive under which the Prime Minister assigned specific tasks to the relevant authorities to foster…

The Indonesian Government had adjusted the official fees applicable for Intellectual Property Services within Directorate General of Intellectual Property by enacting the Government Regulation…

Currently in the proposal stage, a draft law of amendments and supplements to the Law on Investment and Law on Enterprises is expected to…

On April 2, 2019, Kampong Speu province’s palm sugar, also known as Skor Thnot Kampong Speu, has been registered with the European Union (“EU”)…