Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) have captured tremendous public attention in Thailand in the past 6 months. This is mainly due to the dramatic swings in the value of existing major cryptocurrencies already trading in crypto markets during the final quarter of 2017 and the huge number of new ICOs launched and available to investors in Thailand in the… Read More
On Tuesday 27th March 2018, the European Association for Business and Commerce (EABC) organized a luncheon talk on “European Union and Thailand Prospects for Relationship in 2018” by the Ambassador of the European Union, H.E. Pirkka Tapiola. The event was supported by several other foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand including the British Chamber of Commerce, the… Read More
The Bankruptcy Act (No. 10) B.E. 2561 (A.D. 2018) was published in the Royal Gazette on 2nd March 2018. It amended the Bankruptcy Act B.E. 2483 (A.D. 1940) effective from 3rd March 2018. The major changes under the Bankruptcy Act No. 10 are listed below. The term “secured creditor” has been changed to include secured… Read More
On 5th March 2018, the Department of Intellectual property of Thailand (“DIP”) fully launched its new e-filing system for registering trademarks, invention patents and design patents and also for recording copyrights. This new e-filing system is the single sign-on system for four main types of intellectual property in one platform. This system will not totally… Read More
Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) recently published the latest draft of the Cyber Security Bill (the “Bill”) for public hearing and public consultation up to 25th March 2018 before the MDES revises the Bill and submits it to the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) for approval. The bill aims to ensure both public… Read More
On 23rd February 2018, the Ministerial Regulation on Categories of Security Receivers (No. 2) B.E. 2561 (A.D. 2018) (“Security Receivers Regulation No. 2”) issued under the Business Collateral Act B.E. 2558 (A.D. 2015) (“BCA”) was published in the Royal Gazette and it has become effective since then. The BCA was enacted on 5th November 2015… Read More