The recently amended Chamber of Commerce Act did come into effect on 8 November 2021 and now finally approved by His Majesty the King. The Board of Trade kindly provided the English translation of the amended act as well as the notification text as attached here for our members for
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand has announced a list of so-called low risk countries from which fully vaccinated travelers are only required to quarantine while waiting for the PCR test one day at a approved hotel on arrival. The lifting of the old scheme will be effective from the
Obviously, there has been plans to increase the VAT rate from 7% to a yet to be known rate. However, Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to keep the value-added-tax rate unchanged at 7 percent for another two years, a government official said, to support economic activity as Thailand deals with
Regional Legal and Business News for April 2021 consisted of an Immigration Update on the extension of the quarantine period for all international travelers and restrictions on entry from India and Corporate Law News including the postponement of the enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act and Convening a Meeting under
Due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in Thailand since March 2021, the Cabinet has approved new reductions in employers’ and employees’ mandatory contributions to the Social Security Fund (SSF). Contribution rates will be calculated as a percentage of each employee's monthly wages, based on a minimum and maximum monthly wage that
The chamber has received from our corporate member Tilleke & Gibbins the following update regarding Thai Cabinet Approves Further Delay to PDPA Enforcement On May 5, 2021, the Thai Cabinet approved in principle a further one-year extension to the full enforcement date of the Personal Data Protection Act. The decision to postpone
Newly announced closures from the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA). Since Monday 26 April 2021 a lot more services, public spaces and businesses around Bangkok are now closed. Additionally events will be limited to just 20 people, down from the former limitation of 50 people. Face mask-wearing will be enforced with
On Monday (26 April), a post on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Facebook page clarified the requirements for wearing a face mask when out in public. The post said that the rule regarding face masks also applies to people who are in their own cars with at least one other person,
CCSA small committee spokeswoman Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan said that 1 April was the day that new quarantine and testing regulations come in The details of quarantine period: Quarantine period Quarantine details 7 Days For tourists who have completed vaccination programme 14 days prior to arriving in Thailand. Vaccinated tourists need