On August 28th 2015, the President U Thein Sein signed the first-ever broadcasting law in Myanmar, opening the television market to the private sector. The Broadcasting Law 2015 (the “BL”) sets up the legal framework for the development of the Myanmar broadcasting industry. Commercial licenses for TV or radio will be available for bidding and an independent supervisory authority... Read More

The ASEAN Collective Investment Scheme (“ASEAN CIS”) aims at facilitating the crossborder sale of mutual funds across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It was launched on the 25th of August 2014 by Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and it remains open to the other ASEAN countries to join. It is similar to the UCITS framework (Undertakings for Investment in... Read More

It is possible to assign a registered patent or a pending patent application in Thailand. This article gives a summary of the basis on which pending patent applications and registered patents are assigned in Thailand. Patent Assignment A patent holder can assign his pending patent application or registered patent by signing a deed of assignment... Read More

The National Legislation Assembly of Thailand (“NLA”) approved a bill (the “Draft Act”) establishing a new Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“DES”) on 3rd June 2016. The Draft Act will become effective after its publication in the Government Gazette expected by the end of September this year. Under the Draft Act, the Ministry of... Read More

On the 10th of August 2016, the Notification on Wage Rates for Skilled Workers According to Skills Standards (No. 5) (the “Notification”) of the National Wage Committee was published in the Government Gazette. The Notification will become effective after the period of 90 days from 10th August 2016. The Notification has increased the new minimum... Read More