The Payment System Act B.E. 2560 (“PSA”) was published in the Government Gazette on 16th October 2017.  It will become effective on 14th April 2018. The PSA empowers the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) and the Bank of Thailand (“BOT”) to license, regulate and supervise payment systems and payment services in order to manage risk, security,... Read More

On 19th January 2018, the HR Committee and the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce held a presentation on “Annual Labour Law Updates” at the Westin Grand Sukhumvit Hotel.  The event began with opening remarks by Mr. Douglas Mancill of the Legal Committee and Mr. Richard Jackson of the HR Committee.  They introduced... Read More

Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) recently published the latest draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) for public hearing and public consultation during the period from 22nd January 2018 to 6th February 2018 before the MDES revises the Bill and submits it to the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) for approval.... Read More

On 11th January 2018, the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand (“DIP”) launched a new website www.thaiipmart.com which is the official intellectual property market website (“IP Mart”). It is the very first intellectual property online marketplace in Thailand, aiming to promote the commercial use of existing intellectual property rights such as copyrights, invention patents, design patents,... Read More