June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Thai Regulator Sought to Provide Clearer Regulatory Measures on Plant-Based Protein The Food Division, the Public Health Ministry, (“Food Division”) opened a public hearing on the Draft of Proposal to Develop Alternative Protein […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 New law to amend the laws on cannabis The government has proposed to criminalize cannabis again from the previous law on legalizing cannabis. This new legal proposal includes the reclassification […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Levelling Up Criteria on Issuance and Offering of Debt Securities and Disclosure of Information On 16 May 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission Office (“SEC Office”) issued rules to improve and modernise the criteria on issuance […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Imposing VAT on imported goods value less than 1,500 Baht The Ministry of Finance and the Revenue Department have agreed to propose a scheme regarding the collection of Value-Added Tax (“VAT”) from […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Extension of Free-Visa Period for Tourists from India and Taiwan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it extended the free visa period for tourists coming from India and Taiwan. According […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Extended visa period for foreign tourists, students, and digital nomads The government of Thailand approved on 28 May 2024 the longer stay visa periods for foreign visitors, postgraduate students, and remote workers. […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 Bank of Thailand (“BOT”) Prepared For Lending Policy Update On 27 May 2024, the BOT opened for a public hearing on the Draft of the Policy of the BOT regarding Lending […] Read more
June 19, 2024Legal insight - May 2024 A new precedent decision on unfair trade practice by unfairly utilizing superior market power or superior bargaining power was issued by Trade Competition Commission of Thailand On 30 May 2024, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (“TCC”) published its decision on a new case concerning determination of fee […] Read more