INSIGHTS THIS MONTH
HIGHLIGHT OF THIS MONTH
VDB Loi Crowned Tax Firm Of The Year For Third Time At The 2020 ITR Tax Awards
For the second consecutive year, VDB Loi Myanmar has managed to claim the coveted International Tax Review (ITR) Tax Firm of the Year award in 2020, in addition to winning this...
IN THIS ISSUE
New Batch of Projects Fed Into the Project Bank
[From our Energy and Infrastructure Team]
As Myanmar is experiencing a new wave of local COVID-19 transmissions and the outbreak is continuing to disrupt Myanmar’s economy and business operations, the...
Insurance Law Amended – Key Changes in the Insurance Regime of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
[From our Laos Office]
The Law on Insurance (amended) No. 78/NA dated 29 November 2019, (the “Amended Insurance Law”) came into effect on 14 April 2020, after it...
Lao PDR Amends Its Land Law – What’s New?
[From our Laos Office]
Today sees the entry into force of the new Law on Land No. 70/NA dated 21 June 2019 (the “2019 Land Law”), which among...
Continued Tax Amnesty on Undisclosed Income at Slightly Higher Income Tax Rates
[From our Taxation Team]
If an individual or a company is buying a capital asset or making an investment, the source of income is required to be provided...
Cambodia Legal Update – Labor Law – Deadline to Apply for Foreign Employees Quota Approval for 2021
[From our Cambodia Office]
Employers should be aware that 2021 labor compliance deadlines are approaching. The period to apply to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”)...
Capital Gains Tax
[From our Cambodia Office]
Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) has finally been introduced in Cambodia by Prakas no. 356 MEF.Prk dated 1 April 2020, issued by the Ministry of...
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Getting Ready for Cambodia’s Upcoming Solar Tender
29 September 2020, Online Webinar Event
RECENT VDB LOI WORK
Expertise on M&As: We are acting for a consortium of investors on the acquisition of a company involved in the distribution of consumer products in the renewable energy space.
Cross-border tax planning: VDB Loi is providing a Singaporean distributor of downstream oil & gas products with cross-border tax planning and structuring advice for its entities in Myanmar.
Tax advisory for infrastructure projects: We are advising a Chinese construction company on the tax implications of its infrastructure projects in Myanmar.
Market entry expertise: MNCs from a variety of industries rely on VDB Loi’s experts to provide their incisive knowledge and understanding of the Myanmar business and regulatory environment for their market entries.
Licensing for international investors: VDB Loi’s Licensing team assists international investors, Including a regional engineering company and a global telco, with their licensing and corporate compliance matters.
Archive
- Intra Group Services – Are Cambodian Taxpayers Waving a Red Flag to the GDT? Part One
September 2021 - VDB Loi Cambodia Awarded Cambodia Tax Firm of the Year
August 2021 - New Regulation in Cambodia on Road Transportation Services Provided With the Use of Digital Technologies
July 2021 - Tax Amnesty on Undisclosed Income at Reduced Tax Rates
June 2021 - M&A Hot Issues
May 2021 - Phnom Penh Lockdown: Who Remains Open? Which Authorities Still Work?
April 2021 - Annual Audit of Personal Income Tax in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (VDB Loi Insights)
March 2021 - New Tax Rules in Laos, Solar Bids in Cambodia, Expat Labor Rules Myanmar
February 2021 - What Is Different About Cambodia’s New Solar Project Tender? (VDB Loi Insights)
January 2021 - Laos: Key Changes to Secured Transactions
November 2020 - New Rules Issued for Unsolicited Projects in Myanmar
October 2020 - VDB Loi Celebrates Outstanding Asialaw Rankings (VDB Loi Insights
September 2020 - VDB Loi Crowned Tax Firm Of The Year For Third Time At The 2020 ITR Tax Awards
August 2020 - Challenging Times Ahead? What Lenders and Other Creditors Need to Know About Myanmar’s New Insolvency System
July 2020 - Loan Transactions In Southeast Asia: Getting Through The Challenging Times
June 2020 - How To Win at Myanmar’s Solar Tender, Part of COVID-19 Stimulus Package?
May 2020 - Do Employees Have the Right to Work Remotely? Questions on Labor Law Facing the Corona Virus Outbreak
April 2020 - Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos Facing the Pandemic Challenge
March 2020 - Project Bank (finally) published
February 2020 - Myanmar Approved FDI for 2019 in Power Sector: All Projects Selected VDB Loi as Advisor
January 2020 - The Impact of the 2019 Construction Law on Property Development in Cambodia
November 2019 - Can you sue a dissolved company? (VDB Loi Insights)
October 2019 - Myanmar Arbitration Update
September 2019 - Myanmar Passes New Law for Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
August 2019 - How to Create a Tidal Wave of Foreign Investment in Electricity and Infrastructure? By These 5 Steps. (VDB Loi Insights)
July 2019 - Power Surge at MOEE
June 2019 - Myanmar About to Launch Power Barge Tender
May 2019 - VDB Loi Insights
April 2019 - VDB Loi Wins Law Firm of the Year
March 2019