YANGON—Local authorities in Yangon’s Thingangyun Township are planning to file a lawsuit against the owner of a KTV restaurant where more than 90 people contracted the coronavirus, making it the largest cluster found in the city. “We are still planning to file a lawsuit. As there are large numbers of COVID-19 patients in our townships, […]
Myanmar Officials to Prosecute Owner of Nightspot Responsible for Yangon’s Biggest COVID-19 Cluster
September 21, 2020 by
Operator of Water Bus Service in Myanmar’s Biggest City Faces Lawsuit for Unpaid Fuel Bills
February 19, 2020 by
YANGON—Petro & Trans Group of Companies said it would file a lawsuit against Tint Tint Myanmar Co., the operator of the Yangon Water Bus service, for failing to pay outstanding bills for more than 70 million kyats (about US$48,400) worth of fuel purchases. When it was launched in 2017, Yangon Water Bus was billed as […]
Lawsuit against Myanmar Carlsberg to proceed in court
November 19, 2019 by
A lawsuit filed against six senior employees of Myanmar Carlsberg Company, including its managing director, for cheating under section 420 of the Penal Code will proceed despite attempts to settle out of court, U Ye Tun, managing director of Myat Hmwei Trading Company, which filed the suit, told The Myanmar Times after an October 22 […]
Canadian mining company Ivanhoe faces lawsuit in Myanmar
June 23, 2014 by
Justice Trust and the Myanmar Lawyers Network will file a lawsuit against Ivanhoe Mines, the Canadian mining company that launched the controversial Latpadaungtaung Copper Mine. “The Canadian company broke the law and it did not meet international standards when it was running the project,” said Thein Than Oo of the Myanmar Lawyers Network. “The company […]
