Myanmar announces 2nd onshore oil & gas bidding round *

Myanmar - January 17 2013
Interested parties have two months from today (ie, until 17 March) to submit expressions of interest for the blocks. The detailed requirements for the…

Co-authors: Richard Nelson, Sally Austen, Lewis McDonald , David Laurence, Rebecca Major .

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Myanmar mulls new telecoms law *

Myanmar - December 19 2012
A draft bill of a new telecommunications law for Myanmar was recently published in the New Light of Myanmar (the "Draft Telecoms Bill").

Co-authors: Rodney Edgerton, Veronica O'Shea, Sally Austen, Mark Robinson.

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Myanmar introduces new foreign investment law *

Myanmar - November 5 2012
On Friday 2 November 2012, President Thein Sein of the Union of Myanmar (“Myanmar”) finally approved a new foreign investment law (the “Foreign Investment Law”) bringing an end to more than ten months of parliamentary and legislative debate.

Co-authors: Veronica O'Shea, Tom Platts.

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US eases sanctions against Myanmar *

Myanmar, USA - July 16 2012
On July 11, 2012, the US relaxed its sanctions regime against Myanmar by lifting the prohibition on the export of financial services to Myanmar and permitting US persons (which includes companies) to undertake new investment in Myanmar.

Co-authors: Kyle Wombolt, Matthew Galvin, Jessica Fei.

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Changes to Singapore’s arbitration laws come into force *

Singapore - June 18 2012
On 9 April 2012, the Singapore International Arbitration (Amendment) Act and Foreign Limitation Periods Act were passed in Parliament.

Co-authors: Sean Izor.

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