On 9th September 2021 LawPlus Ltd. hosted a webinar on Laws on FDI in Thailand. The speakers were 3 partners of LawPlus Ltd. (Kowit Somwaiya, Naddaporn Suwanvajukkasikij and Usa Ua-areetham).  For more details, please click the slide cover below.  You can also find the audio and video record of the webinar by click here. Laws... Read More

Date: Thursday, 9 September 2021 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (Bangkok) Language: English Register: Click here   Thailand is one of the most attractive countries for foreign direct investment.  The country was ranked 21st amongst 190 countries in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2020.  The total values of the FDI in Thailand in 2019... Read More

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