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

On 5th June 2017, the Bank of Thailand (“BOT”) announced a plan to reform exchange regulations to streamline procedures, reduce the required documents, remove the BOT’s prior approvals for certain FX transactions and promote transactions in electronic forms. Most of the new regulations for the reform will be issued this year as shown in the... Read More

The National Council for Peace and Order (the “NCPO”) recently issued its Order No. 21/2560 dated 4th April 2017 re Amendment of Laws to Facilitate Business Operation to amend the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (A.D. 1998) (the “LPA“) and several other laws including the Civil and Commercial Code, the Public Company Limited Act B.E. 2535 (A.D.... Read More

Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”) recently published the latest draft of the bill to amendment to the Patent Act B.E. 2522 (the “Bill”) for public hearing and public consultation during 19th May 2017 to 1st June 2017 before the DIP revises the Bill and proposes it to the Cabinet. The Bill as published by... Read More