The laws of Thailand on the Board of Investment Promotion (“BOI”) and the Eastern Economic Corridor (“EEC”) encourage local and foreign investors to invest in Thailand.  They provide tax and non-tax incentives in promoted projects. The article gives an overview of the major incentives and the application procedures under the BOI and EEC laws. Board... Read More

We have two good news from Myanmar. New Trademark Registration under the Old Law We are pleased to report that effective from 1st May 2021 the Registry Office in Yangon has resumed accepting the filings of DTOs for registration of new trademarks under the old law system, and that the IPD continues to accept the... Read More

Due to the COVID-19 situation, on 26th April 2021 the Department of Business Development (“DBD“) issued its Announcement on Meetings of Legal Entities under Provincial Announcements on Temporary Closures of Venues. This Announcement allows private limited companies, public limited companies, trade associations and chambers of commerce (“Legal Entities“) that closed their  offices as required under... Read More

Thailand postpones the full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (“PDPA“) for another year up to 31st May 2022.  The new effective date of  the PDPA is 1st June 2022.  The postponement is made under the Royal Decree on Entities and Businesses Not Subject to Enforcement of the PDPA (No. 2) B.E. ... Read More

On 10th April 2021, the Thai Government enacted the Emergency Decree on Assistance and Rehabilitation for Business Operators Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic B.E. 2564 (“ED”) to provide additional financial assistance to business operators affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by having the Bank of Thailand (“BOT”) provide soft loan and debt restructuring facilities up to... Read More