The Minister of Tourism and Sports in the capacity of the Chair of the Professional Sports Committee under the Professional Sports Promotion Act B.E. 2556 (A.D. 2013) announced in the Government Gazette on 20th September 2021 that e-sport is now recognized as a professional sport under the Professional Sports Promotion Act, and that all associations… Read More
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
Ajarn Panthipa Avasvatheputhai studied at Chulalongkorn University (B.A., Chinese Language, 2nd Class Honours) and Xiamen University (M.A., Linguistics and Applied Linguistics). She was a lecturer of Sinology and the Chinese language at Mae Fah Luang University for 10 years before she joined LawPlus Ltd. as the Chinese Desk Leader. She supports our lawyers on advice… Read More