Australian Immigration 2018 – What To Expect
By Simon Wetherell, Managing Director at SW Consulting (Asia) Co Ltd Immigration law has seen a lot of changes in the last year, some good but generally more that have lead to less options, more costs and tougher requirements, and policy has definitely become less friendly. Now immigration is all under the banner of Home Affairs, […]
Employee health care costs, the fastest increasing cost to business?
By Andrew Crawford, Employee Benefits Director and Grant Cameron, Chief Executive at Trafalgar International Ltd Insurance Brokers and Consultants Spiraling health insurance costs show no sign of slowing down. From 2012 nearly all of the leading international health insurers including Aetna, AXA PPP, and BUPA, have increased premium rates by between 5% and 10% each year. In fact, there […]
Thailand’s Customs & Tax Landscape – Look Back at 2017 and Ahead into 2018
By Grant Thornton 2017 was an eventful year for Thai tax collection agencies. The customs law was consolidated with introduction of a new Customs Act. Prior to 13 November 2017 – the date that the new Customs Act became legally effective – the country had 23 sets of customs legislations were enacted from 1921 to 2014. […]
Labour Law Update 2018
By Oramart Aurore Saardphak, Associate at LawPlus Ltd. The 3 major changes to the labour protection and employment law of Thailand in 2017 and early 2018 are discussed below. Employers are invited to take note of their positive and negative implications. The Sixth Amendment to the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (A.D. 1998) (“LPA”) The latest […]
Celebrating Australia Day in Thailand
Source: Australia in Thailand On the 26 January 2018, various celebrations were held in Thailand to celebrate Australia Day. Of particular note, Australia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, H.E. Mr Paul Robilliard and Consular-General, Craig Ferguson both hosted receptions to celebrate Australia Day. While, the Honorary Consul of Australia in Chiang Mai, Ronald J Elliott […]
Thailand joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS
By Utumporn Tongpian, Senior Manager at BDO Thailand In 2017, Thailand became the 98th jurisdiction to join the OECD’s Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The Inclusive Framework, which now has more than 100 members, will monitor and peer review the implementation of the minimum standards of the BEPS package as well as complete the […]
BOI confident “SMART Visa” to support targeted industries and attract more experts, executives, and investors
Source: Thailand Board of Investment Thailand has been making a series of efforts in driving the economy through innovation. The Thai Government has taken another step to attract talents and technologies with a view to further developing its targeted industries or the so called S-Curve industries. The SMART Visa program has then been designed to […]
Rise of the Automatons: 2018 in the Storage Industry
By Peter Johansson, Managing Director at Tellus Systems Limited In the manufacturing world, Thailand has traditionally relied on labour. The low costs and surplus of labourers have driven this trend into the modern age. But times are changing. And in 2018 and beyond, more and more companies are likely to consider a more futuristic approach to […]
The Rise of Digital Skills
By RJ Rojvirasingh, Managing Director at MAD APPE DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. There are so many things that we’ve gotten used to in the past few decades; for example, ordering food via phone, booking a hotel through a website, getting our groceries from the supermarket, or even simply buying things from a retailer. If you look closely, so […]
Thailand’s Leading Role in the International Medical Care Industry
By Dr. Erik Fleischman, Medical Director – International Bumrungrad International Hospital “Medical Tourism,” now more accurately known as International Medical Care, continues to grow, shift and change simultaneously—with Thailand still as one of the leaders in the world market. International development and the changes in economies has created a very fluid and changing landscape among sources of […]
