Thai celebrity Pirat “Mike” Nitipaisakul has spoken out about the difficulties faced trying to obtain custody of his child Maxwell, highlighting how Thai law gives preference to the mother in custody cases between […]
A resort in Koh Chang has filed a criminal complaint against US citizen Wesley Barnes after the American submitted a bad review on TripAdvisor. The resort is suing the man under the defamation law, claiming […]
The Empower Foundation aims to collect 10,000 signatures to show parliament in a bid to decriminalize the current prostitution law in Thailand. As of 23rd September 2020, the petition has reached over 1,000 signatures. Surang […]
Tong Ying-Kit, a 23-year-old Hong Kong protestor has been charged under the new Chinese security law and denied bail by a Chinese-controlled Hong Kong court due to a new national security law introduced by the […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The government hopes the tax will lessen wealth accumulation among families The Thailand inheritance and gift tax is set to take effect on January next year reports Bangkok Post. Under the laws which were first […]
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The lease plan hopes to attract foreign investors The Thai government is planning to extend leaseholds in the special economic zones of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from 30 to 99 years, with an initial […]
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All Thai hospitals are required to treat emergency patients free of charge for first 72 hours Photo by Love Krittaya The Thai Cabinet has given the seal of approval to a regulation that requires all hospitals, state […]
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Land and buildings tax comes into effect next year A luxury villa in Lamai from Iha.com The tax rates for second homes and buildings are reported to change from the previous range of 0.03% -0.3% […]
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The final draft was approved on Friday Thailand’s tobacco control law was passed on Friday raising the minimum age to legally buy cigarettes from 18 to 20 and banning the sale of individual cigarettes. The […]
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The new law aims to increase the country’s competitiveness among industries Image License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported by User:Diliff Thailand introduced a new law that is aimed to increase its competitiveness in targeted industries by […]
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There are 231,626 undocumented Cambodian workers in Thailand Thai migrant worker by amira_a Cambodians who enter Thailand illegally for work will soon have their positions legalized by the Thai embassy reports Khmer Times. These undocumented workers […]
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The move comes amid heavy criticisms from free speech activists The Thai parliament passed a controversial cyber security law amid ongoing debates and heavy criticism reports Channel News Asia. The Computer Crimes Act was passed […]
