Yangon, Myanmar
Pyae Sone is a senior corporate affairs professional at Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd (KCY), responsible for overseeing client relationship management, business development, and the firm’s legal and regulatory intelligence work. He monitors key legal, political, and economic developments in Myanmar and provides clear, practical updates to partners and clients through newsletters, briefings, and direct advisory support. He also works closely with government authorities to facilitate client engagement on compliance matters. A key part of his role includes researching and analysing Myanmar’s laws, regulations, and policies relating to operational licences, permits, and sector-specific approvals. He frequently makes inquiries with various ministries and departments to clarify internal procedures and regulatory requirements, ensuring clients receive accurate and timely guidance. At KCY, he has been involved in a wide range of high-value foreign investment and M&A transactions. His experience covers corporate due diligence, land and property due diligence, on-site investigations, and coordination of complex investment projects requiring multi-agency involvement. He has worked extensively with ministries, regional authorities, and regulatory bodies to support clients through project approvals and compliance reviews. In addition to regulatory and transaction work, he drives business development and client engagement through relationship-building, networking, organising seminars, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. He also produces newsletters and briefings to keep clients informed and connected with market, policy, and regulatory developments. Further, he supports client onboarding and CDD, including AML/KYC checks, in line with applicable AML/CFT regulations. Before joining KCY, he served as Project Coordinator at Oxford Business Group (OBG), working with the Myanmar Investment Commission and key industry stakeholders on The Report: Myanmar 2014. This role strengthened his capabilities in policy research, stakeholder engagement, and project coordination at a national level. Fluent in English and Myanmar, he brings regulatory knowledge and investment experience together with strong business development, client relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills to help companies grow sustainably and make better strategic choices.
Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd (KCY) is a leading international law firm operating in Myanmar since 1995. KCY offers unmatched expertise in navigating Myanmar's complex legal and regulatory environments from our offices in Yangon and Mandalay. As a key member of the Kelvin Chia Partnership (KCP) network, which spans Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia, KCY is your trusted partner for expanding business operations into these markets. We provide a full range of legal services, tailored to support the unique needs of both local and international clientele. Responsibilities include but not limited to - Monitor and analyze legal, regulatory, and policy developments in Myanmar and prepare business and regulatory intelligence updates for management and clients - Conduct regulatory research and engage with government authorities on licensing, compliance, and approval matters - Support foreign investment, M&A, and project-related regulatory and due diligence work, including land and corporate due diligence - Drive business development and client engagement through networking, seminars, and marketing initiatives - Design and develop BD and marketing materials (pitch decks, proposals, and digital content) using MS Office, Canva, and Adobe Photoshop - Liaise with clients, regulators, and key stakeholders on regulatory and project matters - Support client onboarding and customer due diligence (CDD), including AML/KYC checks, in line with applicable AML/CFT regulations
Project Name :The Report: Myanmar 2014 The very first economic intelligence publication for the country produced by OBG in partnership with Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). Based on over 300 public and private sector interviews conducted over the course of six months and more, the reports are primary research. The report launch was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday February 28 , 2014. President U Thein Sein was our guest of honor. About 400 people including Myanmar government officials, parliamentarians, MIC members, professionals and business leaders attended the event. Our official partners : PwC Myanmar, Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd Launch sponsors : Ooredoo, Huawei, Parami Energy Group Key Responsibilities - Arranged meetings with private entities/government ministries within each sector for research interviews - Provided translation in meetings and interviews - Attended, networked and represented OBG at conferences and seminars - Researched into well-known companies within various industries, their corporate and financial information - Monitored Myanmar economic updates - Organized the launch of the Report Myanmar 2014 - Managed the importation of the reports from Singapore to Myanmar - Organized delivery of the reports after the publication
Putet Comics is a full-color comic weekly journal for children featuring famous cartoon characters as well as interesting news, biographies, jokes, proverbs and facts. In 2012 September, https://www.putetcomics.com.mm/ was launched , it is the most comprehensive and entertaining comic website in Myanmar. The site consists of over 600 comic stories – over 3,000 pages in full-color by various comic artists so as to become the ultimate archive of all Myanmar comics. In addition, the site offers jokes, fairy tales, Myanmar proverbs, poems and world knowledge contents – biographies of famous people and articles on health and education.
Gitameit Music Center is a non-profit community center and music school in Yangon devoted to music teaching & nurturing, performing, offering exchange possibilities for Burmese students to study abroad, and inviting international artists & teachers for performances and workshops in Yangon.