On 4th September 2019, the SME and Start-up Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Thailand organized a seminar on TM30: Visas and Work Permits at Rambrandt Hotel, Bangkok. Our Managing Partner, Kowit Somwaiya, participated in the event as a panelist. Click on the slide cover below for more information.
The Council of State (“COS”) published a draft bill (“Bill”) to amend the Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994) as amended by the Copyright Acts No. 2 B.E. 2558 (2015), No. 3 B.E. 2558 (2015) and No. 4 B.E. 2561 (2018) (“CA”) for public hearings from 10 to 30 September 2019. The Bill proposes replacing the… Read More
Effective from 28th August 2019, the Ministerial Regulation on Determination of Minimum Capital and Period of Time for Bringing in or Remitting Minimum Capital into Thailand B.E. 2562 issued by the Ministry of Commerce under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (“FBA”) requires foreigners who are holders or non-holders of a Foreign Business License… Read More
Old System and Trademark Law 2019 Before 2019, protection and enforcement of trademarks in Myanmar were possible under the “old system” based mainly on the Specific Relief Act 1877, the Law of Torts 1855, the Penal Code 1860, the Civil Procedure Code 1908, the Registration Act 1908 and the Deeds Registration Law 2018. The first-to-use… Read More
The 2019 amendment of the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (“NA”) entered into force on and from 19th February 2019 (“Effective Date”) allowing uses of cannabis for medicine and research and development (“R&D”) purposes. Subsequently, the relevant authorities have issued several rules to implement the amended NA. 1. Possession of Cannabis before the Effective… Read More
The Union Parliament of Myanmar passed Tax Administration Law (“TAL”) on 7th June 2019 as a Pyidaungsu Htuttaw Law No. 20/2019. It was signed by the President of Myanmar on the same day. It will enter into force on 1st October 2019. The TAL is one of the most significant tax legislations. It aims to… Read More