Timothy Wales, a senior consultant working in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office, has contributed local insight on anti-bribery and corruption legislation in Myanmar for Lex Mundi’s Anticorruption Compliance Guide . This in-depth guide provides up-to-date information on anti-bribery and corruption regimes across 78 jurisdictions globally.

In the Laos section of Lex Mundi’s Anticorruption Compliance Guide , Dino Santaniello, head of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vientiane office, contributes a Lao local perspective on anti-bribery and corruption legislation to shed light on the emerging country’s anticorruption framework. Dino’s complete responses provide a thorough understanding of, and pathway to, anticorruption compliance in Laos by breaking down to the two main pieces of legislation that address the subject matter: the Anti-Corruption Law No.

Partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Phnom Penh office, Jay Cohen, and advisor, Sophea Sin have contributed their expertise and knowledge to the Cambodia section of the global Anticorruption Compliance Guide  produced by Lex Mundi, the world’s largest network of independent law firms.

Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly passed a new act on December 13, 2018, which will amend the current Labor Protection Act (LPA). The new law will become effective 30 days after its publication in the Government Gazette, which is expected to be in early 2019.The key amendments to the LPA are as follows:

Tu Ngoc Trinh and Waewpen Piemwichai, experts on technology, media, and telecommunications law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Hanoi office, contributed the Vietnam chapter to the latest edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws & Regulations.

The twelfth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws & Regulations  provides readers with an in-depth look at the quickly changing legal landscape surrounding the rapidly growing industries encapsulated by telecommunication, media, and internet laws across 31 jurisdictions, including the hot topics of cyber-security, data retention, and encryption.

As Myanmar steadily develops after rejoining the global economic community, foreign investors are becoming more and more interested in doing business here, thanks, in part, to the low cost of labour and high potential for growth. Any investor interested in doing so however should be aware of the speed of legal change here, and be careful to keep up-to-date.

On November 1, 2018, a notification came into force requiring a letter of authorization or license agreement to be submitted to the Thai Food and Drug Administration (“Thai FDA”) with any notification of a new cosmetic product.