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
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
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