The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to the financial relief measure in response to COVID-19 outbreak Thailand is currently facing a fresh wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, employers and employees are likely to be financially affected, following the government-imposed preventive measures
The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to the new patent e-certificate system. The Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce has a plan to implement a patent e-certificate system to shorten the time it takes to issue a granted patent certificate
The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to the new regulations on trade remedy measures. The amendment to the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) in May 2019 is to include anti-circumvention measures to prevent circumvention of the trade remedy measures.
This afternoon seminar with the Ministry of Labour on foreigners working in Thailand turned out to be a very informative seminar in a nice setting in the residence of the Embassy of Denmark. As the space was limited the number of participants was limited to 30 persons and exactly that
The chamber has from Dej-Udom & Associates received the following update about regional business and legal news and immigration news. The news includes an update on the special tourist visa and the amnesty visa extensions. An overview of the price disclosure duties for e-commerce marketplace sellers and the extension for
The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to Thailand's one-stop service online portal: Biz Portal which allows businesses to file multiple licenses simultaneously. The portal's aim is to support businesses throughout the process. However, due to existing laws and regulations being unsupportive
According to the Phuket News, foreigners who have applied for an extension before 26 September 2020 are allowed to stay in Thailand until 30 November. As for foreigners who have not applied for the extension, they are allowed to stay until 30 October. People who got an extension must present
The chamber has received from our corporate member Tilleke & Gibbins the following update regarding notification about reducing required Social Security Fund contribution rates due to COVID-19 situation. Thai government has issued a new notification to reduce required Social Security Fund contribution rates to 2% for a period of three
The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to relief measures issued by the government. These measures aim to alleviate the impact of COVID 19 on the economy for workers and employers. For example, mandatory Social Security Fund contributions are reduced to 2%