Nishant Choudhary
Nishant is a senior legal advisor based in the Yangon office with more than ten years of experience practicing law. In addition to banking and finance, his areas of expertise include power generation,...
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Ann Supha-utchaichan named Partner
DFDL is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Supha-utchaichan to the position of Country Partner, Thailand. She first joined DFDL in 2007 as a Senior Legal Advisor, then rejoined the firm in 2014...
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Clint O’Connell authored an article in Bloomberg BNA
Clint O’Connell Senior Tax Director and Head of Cambodia Tax Practice, authored an article, Cambodia: Anticipated Tax Changes in 2017 in Bloomberg BNA. In this December issue, Clint shared his insight...
View ArticleCambodia Tax Reform 2017 – What you need to know
When: 19 January 2017, 08:30 am – 12:00 pm Where: Topaz Restaurant, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Clint O’Connell, Senior Director, Head of Cambodia Tax Practice and Borapyn Py, Tax Country Associate Director,...
View ArticleImportant Cambodia Tax Update – Tax Amnesty
At yesterday’s DFDL tax seminar one of the main talking points related to a possible amnesty on penalties and interest for those taxpayers who voluntary disclosed under-declared tax with respect to...
View ArticleMyanmar Tax Update – Myanmar Withholding Tax rates to be slashed
Myanmar Withholding Tax (“WHT”) rates will be reduced by up to 5% from 1 April 2017. The Ministry of Planning and Finance issued Notification 2/2017 dated 10 January 2017 (“Notification 2”) which will...
View ArticleLao PDR – Employment Update
SOCIAL SECURITY – MAXIMUM SALARY INCREASE Under the current Social Security Law (No. 34/NA, 26 July 2013) (“Social Security Law”) and Implementing Guidelines (No. 2751/MLSW, 24 July 2015)...
View ArticleLao PDR – Opportunities in Biofuels
New Decree points to opportunities in Biofuels in the Lao PDR With the passing of the Decree on Biofuels (No. 410/GO, 10 November2016) (the “Decree”) in November of 2016¹ , the Government of the Lao...
View ArticleMyanmar – IP Law Developments
Currently, there is no dedicated statute or law on trademarks in Myanmar. However, according to Section 18(f) of the Registration Act of 1909 or Directive No. 13 of the Inspector General of...
View ArticleSaiful Islam Bhuiyan
Saiful completed his LL.B (Hons.) from University of London in 2013. He is qualified as an Advocate and is enrolled with the Bangladesh Bar Council. Saiful joined DFDL in 2016 and has acquired...
View ArticleThailand Legal Update : Amendment of BOI Act and New BOI laws
The Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 (BOI Act) was amended and this amendment has been effective since 25 January 2017. The official English translation has not yet been published on the BOI website...
View ArticleCambodia Law Update For January 2017
Real Estate Decision of royal government of cambodia no. 131, dated 22 december 2016, on the implementation of principal of guideline of the coastal resort This decision aims to provide to coastal...
View ArticleRichard Ray Nieto
Richard is a Senior Legal Adviser with extensive Law firm and In-House legal expertise across a broad range of commercial transactions, financial products, banking and finance, capital markets,...
View ArticleCambodia Tax Alert – Market Interest Rates for Fiscal Year 2016
On 2 February 2017, the General Department of Taxation (“GDT”) released Notification 2142, which provides the “market rates” for determining the caps on interest rate deductions for loans that had been...
View ArticleMasao Shimanuki
Masao has been practicing law since 2005 and is now in charge of DFDL Japan Desk. He started his career as a licensed attorney in 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, he has practiced law in Tokyo and USA...
View ArticleASEAN Employment Legal Update 2017 #Q1
Regional Legal Update on Labor and Employment Law Issues Bangladesh BANGLADESH LABOR RULES AND DRAFT EPZ LABOUR ACT The Bangladesh Labor Rules 2015 (“BLR”) introduced several improvements into...
View ArticleCambodia Tax Update – New Tax Incentives for SMEs Voluntarily Registering for...
Anonymous: “One never appreciates their lot until one must pay tax on it.” On 7 February 2017 the Royal Government of Cambodia enacted Sub-Decree No. 17 ANKr.BK (“Sub-Decree 17”) with the stated...
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Nepal hydropower regulations explained in latest DFDL journal article
DFDL Partner Audray Souche, Business Development Manager Will Rossiter and Managing Partner at Pioneer Law Associates, Anup Upreti, have co-authored an article on hydropower regulations in Nepal for...
View ArticleAustralian Taxation Planning for Companies and Individuals in the Lao PDR
When: 24 February 2017, 08:30 am – 11:00 am Where: Settha Palace, Vientiane, Lao PDR DFDL, in collaboration with Usher & Roberts Pty. Limited, an Australian Chartered Accountancy Firm and AustCham...
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