On 27th September 2021, the Ministry of Labour issued its Ministerial Regulation on Rates of Contributions to the Social Security Fund under the Social Security Fund Act B.E. 2533 (A.D. 1990) to set out new social security fund contribution rates in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The objective of the new rates is to reduce... Read More

The Minister of Tourism and Sports in the capacity of the Chair of the Professional Sports Committee under the Professional Sports Promotion Act B.E. 2556 (A.D. 2013) announced in the Government Gazette on 20th September 2021 that e-sport is now recognized as a professional sport under the Professional Sports Promotion Act, and that all associations... Read More

On 9th September 2021 LawPlus Ltd. hosted a webinar on Laws on FDI in Thailand. The speakers were 3 partners of LawPlus Ltd. (Kowit Somwaiya, Naddaporn Suwanvajukkasikij and Usa Ua-areetham).  For more details, please click the slide cover below.  You can also find the audio and video record of the webinar by click here. Laws... Read More

Date: Thursday, 9 September 2021 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 (Bangkok) Language: English Register: Click here   Thailand is one of the most attractive countries for foreign direct investment.  The country was ranked 21st amongst 190 countries in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2020.  The total values of the FDI in Thailand in 2019... Read More

The Narcotics Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (“NA”) was recently amended by the Narcotics Act (No. 8) B.E. 2564 (2021) (“Amended NA”).  The Amended NA was published in the Government Gazette on 26th May 2021 and came into force on 24th August 2021. The Amended NA excludes Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil) from the list of... Read More