On 28th February 2019, the National Legislative Assembly passed the Cyber Security Act (“CSA”) and the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) of Thailand. They will be submitted to HM the King for his endorsement and later be published in the Government Gazette before they come into force from the date immediately following the date of... Read More

As 28th January is a Data Privacy Day, we would like to take this opportunity to update our readers on the latest status of the Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”).  The Bill went through public hearings and public consultations in January and September 2018. On 25th December 2018, the Bill was submitted to... Read More

During January 24th to 29th 2019, the Asian Law Students’ Association (“ALSA”) hosted the ALSA Conference in Thailand, one of the biggest events in ALSA International with participants from over 10 countries. The theme of the event this year is on privacy right, which has been in concern of most of the countries around the... Read More

Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) recently published the latest draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) for public hearing and public consultation from 5th – 20th September 2018 before the MDES revises the Bill and submits it to the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) for approval. It is one of the... 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