NAYPYIDAW—According to U Maung Maung Kyaw, director general of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Bureau of Special Investigations, 90 percent of the money laundering cases his bureau investigates are tied to drugs. The bureau leads international money laundering investigations in partnership with the Central Bank of Myanmar, the Income and Revenue Department, the Department of […]
Casino operations to be legalised under new gambling law
April 4, 2019 by
Casinos will soon be able to legally operate in Myanmar after the 2018 Gambling Law is enacted in May, replacing the existing 1986 legislation. The new law, which includes recommendations from President U Win Myint, is now in the process of being approved in Parliament, which will resume after Thingyan in April. The updated law […]
Confusion emerges after foreign liquor ban
November 6, 2018 by
At a liquor store in downtown Yangon, bottles of whisky and wine are on display. Upon closer inspection, one soon notices that wines from Argentina to New Zealand are for sale, but only whiskies made locally are available. “Foreign liquors are not on display because we are not allowed to sell them,” the sales assistant […]
Retailers hit with liquor import ban
October 9, 2018 by
Liquor retailers are no longer allowed to sell imported brands, as it is a violation of Ministry of Commerce regulations. The ministry hasn’t allowed the import of alcohol, beer and cigarettes, except by duty-free shops and a few high-end hotels, since the days of the military government. However, the General Administration Department under the Ministry […]
Consultation on draft mining EIA guidelines begins
June 4, 2018 by
Comments are invited on the two draft documents intended to guide those undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Initial Environment Examinations (IEE) and Environmental Management Plans (EMP) for the mining sector, including gemstones and jade, before June 15. This serves as part of efforts from the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MRCB) to follow up the […]
After year’s delay, ministry has yet to issue liquor licenses to 1400 businesses
March 6, 2018 by
After almost a year, more than a thousand hotels and guest houses are still waiting for the Ministry of Home Affairs to give them official liquor licenses. “But they [the ministry] has still not responded about the liquor license issue,” U Myo Win Nyunt, director of the Hotel and Tourism Ministry, told The Myanmar Times […]
Uniforms of private security guards to be standardized
February 27, 2018 by
Uniforms of employees of private security companies will be streamlined to a specification to be determined by national police, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Wednesday. The ministry’s move was prompted by a need for a standard dress code because employees of private security companies often wear uniforms that resemble those worn by police or […]
