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%
The temporary ban on all international flights entering Thailand which were imposed 3 April 2020 has now been eased up considerably in order to allow certain types of aircrafts and passenger aircraft will be allowed to land provided that the passengers fulfill the criteria given in the the notification issued
From our corporate member Baker McKenzie the chamber has received the following information on the regulations for mergers as opposed amalgamation of companies. The new regulation will allow for far more flexibility and less paperwork when merging companies. More information can be obtained here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to shutdowns, lockdowns, and quarantines around the world, forcing companies into drastic cost-cutting measures to offset severely diminished (or zero) revenue due to a lack or production or a lack of consumers. Notably, labor costs—the single biggest expense for many companies—are typically negotiated in advance,
The chamber has from our corporate member Baker & McKenzie received the following update related to the Land Tax Act. On 10 June 2020, the Royal Decree Reducing Tax for Certain Types of Land and Buildings, B.E. 2563 (2020) (the "Royal Decree") was published in the Government Gazette and will become
The Royal Thai Police has issued a notification which relaxes the requirement for property owners or hotel managers in Thailand to notify an immigration office every time a foreign national stays in their property. Titled “The Royal Thai Police Notification on Residence of Heads of Household, House Owners, Landlords, or
Twill – A new logistics service for a new way of working. Read more about the new service provider in Thailand here.
Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller - Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted, some of them members of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce have formed the first partnership of its kind to develop an industrial-scale production facility to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the Copenhagen area.
On May 26, 2020, Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society issued a new Notification Re: Security Standards of Meetings via Electronic Means, which came into effect the following day. The notification details the mandatory security standards and procedures that meeting organizers must comply with when convening electronic meetings under