According to our member company Tilleke & Gibbins, the Contract Committee of Thailand’s Consumer Protection Board has issued new requirements and prohibitions for consumer loan agreements. The Notification of the Contract Committee Re: Stipulation of Loan Business for Consumers as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2565 (2022) was published in
As Thailand has paid more and closer attention to anticorruption issues, a number of measures have been introduced and implemented over the years, including the establishment of the Complaint Center for Foreign Investors (CCFI) in 2015. The CCFI was set up by the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)
All fully vaccinated tourists will be able to enter Singapore without having to go through quarantine starting April 1, 2022, as the city-state is "taking a big step forward to restore air connectivity to the globe and to rebuild and reclaim Singapore's position as a top air hub." Read more
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved on 18 March the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April 2022, TAT said in this press release. The lifting comes as the kingdom prepares a four-phase plan to downgrade the COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic disease. Read
Vietnam will resume its visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries as the Southeast Asian country seeks to reopen inbound tourism after nearly two years of closure, VN Express writes. Read more here Source: ScandAsia
Denmark, Sweden and Norway has ended all the virus restrictions and declared COVID-19 as a disease that no longer poses a threat to the society. Indicating that omicron is less dangerous than earlier variants and the hospitalizations was declining, Denmark lifted all virus restrictions since 1 February 2022 including restricting
The European Union (EU) has certified the “Thailand Digital Health Pass”, also called “Mor Prompt” vaccination records, to facilitate residents in Thailand to travel to over 60 countries/territories that are part of the EU Digital COVID Certificate System. Read more here Source: ASEAN NOW
The government will set up centres at three different levels to coordinate efforts to deal with fake news on social media, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said. Read more here Source: Bangkok Post.
The Danish consumer protection body is reviewing the country’s guidelines on the use of environmental and ethical claims in marketing after it revealed to regularly receive complaints about ‘greenwashing’. Other European Countries Might Follow Suit. Read more here Source: Forbes