The Narcotics Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (“NA”) was recently amended by the Narcotics Act (No. 8) B.E. 2564 (2021) (“Amended NA”). The Amended NA was published in the Government Gazette on 26th May 2021 and came into force on 24th August 2021. The Amended NA excludes Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil) from the list of… Read More
The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (“TCC”) issued its Notification on Guidelines for Consideration of Fair Trade Practices Related to Credit Terms with SMEs as Sellers of Goods or Services on 24th May 2021 (“Credit Terms Regulation”) under the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017) (“TCA”) and it will become effective from 16th December… Read More
On 15th July 2021 the MDES (Ministry of Digital Economy and Society) and the EDTA (Electronic Transactions Development Agency) held a pubic hearing on the draft of the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Service Businesses (“DPSB Law”) to be enacted as a law under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (A.D. 2001). The stated objective… Read More
On 13th July 2021, the Thailand Cabinet approved the draft Space Activities Act (“SAA”). The major provisions of the SAA are as summarized below. (1) The National Space Policy Committee (“NSPC”) will be established to prepare space activity policies and plans, formulate plans or projects for the cooperation between the public and private agencies, support… Read More