JTJB MYANMAR CO. LTD
In the March edition of our Latest News, we reported that JTJB would be opening a Myanmar Office.
We are pleased to say that this Office, called JTJB Myanmar Co. Ltd., is now open for business at the new Union Business Centre in Nat Mauk Road.
Ms. Su Su Myat has been appointed as the Managing Director of JTJB Myanmar Co. Ltd. She can be contacted at susu@jtjb.com. The team, comprising 4, boasts extensive experience. Included in the lineup are retired Judge U Myat Toe and former Deputy Director of the Myanmar Investment Commission, U Htay Chun.
JTJB AND MYANMAR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT HOST 1st MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME FORUM
JTJB and the Ministry of Transport, acting through the Department of Marine Administration and the Myanmar Maritime University, jointly hosted the 1st Myanmar International Maritime Forum on 8th July 2013, in Yangon.
The event, held at the Sedona Hotel, attracted 100 delegates from the various stakeholders in the maritime sector, including key government officials.
The Guest of Honor for the event was the Honorable Union Minister, Ministry of Transport, HE Nyan Tun Aung. Also in attendance were the Honorable Deputy Minister and Director Generals of related agencies.
The Minister said, in his Opening Address: “This forum is perhaps the first forum on the legal aspects of the maritime industry to be held in Myanmar, and hence is very significant for all maritime stakeholders and policy makers”.
The Conference was Chaired by our Senior Partner, Dato’ Jude P Benny. The event was covered extensively by the media, including Channel News Asia and the local television station.