Thailand’s new Lease law came into effect on May 1, 208. The law is intended to expand protections for renters. Some of the practices that the new law will prohibit are demanding multiple months of […]
Filipino President Rodrigo Duerte has ordered for the closure of one of Philippine’s most popular tourist destinations. Boracay Island brings in about 2 million tourists annually and generates about $1 billion from the tourism industry. However, […]
On Wednesday, German authorities reported carrying out the biggest raid in their history of an organized crime ring that trafficked women and Trans women from Thailand for prostitution. Alexander Badle, from Frankfurt’s prosecutor’s office said […]
A Texas appeals court has ruled the Relationship Privacy Act as too vague and that it violates the First Amendment rights of third party people who are not the original parties in the relationship. The Relationship […]
President Trump signed the SESTA law on Wednesday, making websites liable for “user’s speech” in the context to fight human trafficking. The new law has received widespread criticism from advocacy groups. The legislation has already […]
Purchasing land in Thailand using Thai nominees is a fairly common loophole used by law firms and foreigners to skirt existing Thai laws. But just because it’s is sometimes a successful means for foreigners to […]
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By Chaninat and Leeds Child Abduction is a fairly common issue in divorce cases and family disputes. Although, most child abductions in Thailand occur between Thai parents and involve taking a child from one Thailand […]
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The Thailand Patent Act dictates the country’s industrial design law. However, the Department of Intellectual Property is set to amend it, drafting a new individual law for industrial design. The proposed amendment would extend the term […]
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Law will expand the government’s power to private communications Thailand is looking to buy software that will strengthen the military’s control over the internet while simultaneously working on a cyber law that will enable them […]
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The law sets restrictions on times and places pigs can be butchered Pork vendors in the area of Trang, Thailand are criticizing a new butchering law that specifies the time and location butchering is allowed. […]
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The tourism ministry says that it is unable to keep up with the growing number of tourists All travelers visiting Thailand may soon be mandated to obtain travel insurance prior to their arrival. The proposal […]
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All cases under the 2007 Computer Crimes Act may be inadmissible now Approximately 50,000 defamation cases that were filed under the 2007 Computer Crimes Act may soon be dismissed according to the lead author of […]
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The five agencies were previously under government, police and military control A new law was published in the Royal Gazette on Monday transferring power over five state agencies that handled royal affairs to His Majesty […]
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Under the law, sites are barred from posting anything deemed anti-government The amended Computer Crimes Act which will go into effect May 24th will monitor internet companies such as YouTube and Facebook for anything that […]
The term has been dramatically reduced to 5 years Image by Patrik M. Loeff Bangkok Post reports that the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has approved changes to a local administrative law that reduces the term […]
