International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Yangon’s growing trade demands deeper port to ease logistics woes

September 22, 2017 by thiha

A DEEP-SEA port with access to the commercial capital should be built to cater for significant volume increase in trade if Myanmar aspires to develop into a competitive import-export economy, logistics businesses from the European and Japanese chambers told The Myanmar Times. European logistics businesses have called for a deeper port to be constructed in […]

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15 days for regional investment commissions to assess applications

September 5, 2017 by thiha

The Myanmar Investment Commission will retain the power to approve or reject applications for tax incentives. Regional and state investment commissions are given 15 working days to review an application once they have accepted a submission from an investor, according to Notification No 25/2017 released by the Myanmar Investment Commission. The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: a legal adviser with the ICJ in Myanmar, Daniel Aguirre, human rights law, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Land Rights Authorisation applications, Myanmar investment commission, New investment law, Regional and state investment commissions, Sub-national investment commissions

MIC expands amid reforms

June 21, 2017 by thiha

The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has been reorganised with three new members, according to a news release by the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) on June 14. The MIC is a government-appointed body which is responsible for verifying and approving investment proposals and regularly issues notifications about sector-specific developments. The previous appointments to […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: deputy minister for the Ministry of Agriculture, DICA Director General U Aung Naing Oo, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA), Immigration and Population U Myo Aung, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw, Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), Nay Pyi Taw, New investment law, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy U Win Htein, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Labour, region and state investment commissions, small and medium enterprises (SME), Union Minister for the Ministry of Commerce U Than Mytint, Union Minister for the Ministry of Planning and Finance U Kyaw Win