Employment and Labour Protection The Civil and Commercial Code (“CCC”) and the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) (“LPA”) are the major employment and labor protection laws. The CCC defines employment as a hire of work (hire of services) and provides the general requirements for duties and liabilities of employers and employees.  The LPA sets... 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 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

2020 was a challenging year for investors in most of the industries worldwide, while a few of them saw it a good year.  The COVID-19 pandemic sent transport and tourism industries down south, but health care, IT and e-commerce industries enjoyed growth. In Thailand the Board of Investment (“BOI”) worked very hard to provide tax... Read More