Thailand Lays Out New Cybersecurity Standards
Thailand’s National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC) released three notifications under the Cybersecurity Act on January 18, 2024, setting cybersecurity-related requirements for key organizations and assets. While one of these notifications already took effect, the two most notable will take effect on January 18, 2025 (i.e., one year from their publication in the Government Gazette). These two […]
What’s Happening in Thailand
New Tax Regulations For Foreign Income The Thai Tax Authority has implemented a new tax regulation (Revenue Department Order No. 162/2023) for foreign income. From 1 January 2024 onwards, individuals who reside in Thailand for at least 180 days in a tax calendar year and transfer foreign-source income into Thailand will be subject to income […]
Thailand Drafts Framework for Regulating Carbon Capture and Storage
Thailand’s Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) has developed a framework to regulate carbon capture and storage (CCS) and related activities by introducing “carbon business” to the draft amendment to the Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971). CCS involves the capture, treatment, transport, and underground storage of carbon dioxide produced from industrial power generation. The captured carbon […]
New Rules on Drug Importation for Clinical Trials Set to Take Effect in Thailand
Thailand is preparing to implement new rules on drug importation for clinical studies. The Medicines Regulation Department of Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) first issued the Notification Re. Detailed Requirements for Drug Importation into Thailand for Clinical Studies almost a year ago, and the notification is expected to come into effect on March […]
Thailand’s New Labeling Readability Requirements
Thailand’s labeling requirements have new rules on product label font size and readability following the issuance of Announcement of the Label Committee Re: Characteristics of the Label for Label-Controlled Goods No. 3, which is a bylaw of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). The announcement takes effect on June 18, 2023, and applies to all “label-controlled […]
Thailand: Terminating Employment for Poor Work Performance
Most employers know that terminating employees for poor job performance is not easy. But it is actually legally possible—if employers have the right approach and take specific precautionary measures. However, failing to take these precautions can mean that an employer is either stuck with an incompetent employee or on the losing end of a lawsuit […]
Headlines summary as of 31 January 2023
KEY ISSUES AT A GLANCE AUSTRALIA IN THE NEWS GENERAL POLITICS ECONOMICS For further information please see the embassy’s Facebook Page ‘Australian Embassy, Thailand’ or the Ambassador’s Twitter Page https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK
Headlines summary as of 30 January 2023
KEY ISSUES AT A GLANCE AUSTRALIA IN THE NEWS GENERAL POLITICS ECONOMICS For further information please see the embassy’s Facebook Page ‘Australian Embassy, Thailand’ or the Ambassador’s Twitter Page https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK
Headlines summary as of 11 January 2023
KEY ISSUES AT A GLANCE AUSTRALIA IN THE NEWS GENERAL POLITICS ECONOMICS For further information please see the embassy’s Facebook Page ‘Australian Embassy, Thailand’ or the Ambassador’s Twitter Page https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK
Headlines summary as of 10 January 2023
KEY ISSUES AT A GLANCE AUSTRALIA IN THE NEWS GENERAL POLITICS ECONOMICS For further information please see the embassy’s Facebook Page ‘Australian Embassy, Thailand’ or the Ambassador’s Twitter Page https://twitter.com/AusAmbBKK
