Section 130 of the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541(1998) (“LPA”) requires each employer who employs ten employees or more to enroll itself and its employees in the Employee Welfare Fund (“EWF”) established by the Ministry of Labour (“MOL”), subject to a royal decree implementing the EWF. The key objective of the EWF is to provide… Read More
It is a common practice in Thailand for an employee whose employment was terminated with or without any cause to file an unfair termination claim in Court against the employer. Thai law does not define the “unfair termination” term. However, precedents of the Supreme Court have shown that “unfair termination” refers to a situation where… Read More
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
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
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
On 22nd October 2024, the Intellectual Property Agency (IPA) of Myanmar issued its Notification No. 2/2024 to announce the rates of the official fees in Myanmar Kyat (MMK) for patent and utility model (petty patent) matters under the Patent Law 2019. The official fees range from MMK500,000/ (around USD250) to MMK1,500,000 (around USD750). The official… Read More