On Wednesday 21st June 2017, the BTCC and other 6 foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand and the EABC organized a luncheon talk with H.E. Dr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, the Minister of Transport as the honorable guest speaker. LawPlus Ltd. participated as a co-sponsor. The talk highlighted the infrastructure projects in Bangkok and Upcountry as the… Read More
On 29th June 2017 the KTCC organized a half-day seminar on legal issues focusing on employment and labour protection law, merger and acquisition and legal updates. Lawyers from LawPlus Ltd., led by Kowit Somwaiya, Managing Partner, spoke at the seminar on an exclusive basis. The presentation took 3 hours followed by a Q&A session for… Read More
On 15th June 2017, the National Council for Peace and Order (“NCPO”) issued Order No. 30/2560 (the “Order”) to waive application of 10 laws and regulations to help speeding up the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima Thai-Chinese High Speed Train Project (“Project”). The Order was published in the Royal Gazette on 15th June 2017 and has become effective… 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 during 24th May 2017 to 7th June 2017 before the MDES revises the Bill and submits it to the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) for approval. The bill will ensure… Read More
Use and advertising of brands with tobacco products (“TP”) and alcoholic beverages (“AB”) are restricted. Advertising of brands with food and food supplement for infants and babies is also restricted. The Tobacco Products Control Act B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017) (“TPCA”) The TPCA was enacted by the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) on 3rd March 2017. It… Read More
In pursuit of the efforts of the Government to improve Thailand competitiveness under the so called Thailand 4.0 framework, on 12th April 2017 the Ministry of Labour issued its Regulation on Application for and Issuance of Work Permits and Report of Employment of Foreign Workers No. 2 B.E. 2560 (the “Regulation”) to implement issuance of… Read More