On 25th November 2021, Naddaporn Suwanvajukkasikij and Usa Ua-areetham our partners spoke as exclusive guest speakers at the 22nd Legal Forum Seminar Pattaya organized by the KTCC (Korean-Thai Chamber of Commerce) at Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya. The topics presented by the team were on HR and Data Privacy Compliance Issues and Practices. The attendees were… Read More
Foreign investors can set up legal entities and business units in Thailand to do foreign direct investments in Thailand. Private Limited Company Foreign investors can register a private limited liability company with the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). The company must have at least three promoters, three shareholders and one authorized director. The promoters must be… Read More
On 25th October 2021, the Cabinet approved in principle the draft of the Royal Decree on Supervision of Digital Platform Services Required to be Notified (“DPRD”) to be enacted under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (A.D. 2001) to provide protection to consumers and digital platform users, enhance the credibility of digital platforms, and maintain… Read More
The Department of Business Development of the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) announced recently that in September 2021 the Foreign Business Commission (“FBC”) granted FBLs (foreign business licenses) to 26 foreign companies to operate restricted businesses with investment capital of THB559 million. These companies are mainly from Japan, Singapore and South Korea doing businesses in software… Read More
On 1st October 2021, the Prime Minister of Thailand and the Minister of Interior jointly signed the Ministry of Interior Notification on Permission for Some Types of Foreigners to Reside in the Kingdom on a Special-Case Basis to extend the period for filing applications for the STV for one more year from 1st October 2021… Read More
On 27th September 2021, the Ministry of Labour issued its Ministerial Regulation on Rates of Contributions to the Social Security Fund under the Social Security Fund Act B.E. 2533 (A.D. 1990) to set out new social security fund contribution rates in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The objective of the new rates is to reduce… Read More