Investment Promotion for Automotive Industry Extended to 2025

On 9th December 2024 the BOI (Board of Investment of Thailand) issued its Notification No. 20/2567 Re: Investment Promotion Measure to Upgrade Automotive Industry to extend the application filing period for internal combustion engine vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) from 2024 to 2025. The investment promotion measures available in… Read More

News / 30 Dec 2024

Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Thailand

On 24th September 2024, the Royal Thai Government Gazette published the Act on Amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code (“CCC”) (No. 24) B.E. 2567 (“Act”) to legalize same-sex marriage.  The Act makes Thailand the first Southeast Asian nation to recognize and protect the rights of same-sex couples.  The Act will come into effect from… Read More

News / 30 Dec 2024

Notifications on Exemptions of Recording and Maintaining Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SME) Data Controllers

The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) proposed drafts of two Notifications regarding ROPA under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA) for public hearings from 31st October 2024 to 14th November 2024. The PDPC may soon issue these Notifications and publish them in the Royal Gazette for 90 days before they come into force…. Read More

News / 17 Dec 2024