Thailand recently enacted an amendment to the Thailand cannabis Law removing most of the plant from list of illegal drugs on December 14, 2020, it was published in the Royal Gazette that marijuana was not […]
A pilot project allowing private citizens to grow medicinal cannabis in their homes has been approved by the Thailand government. The project is limited, however, to 10 households in the Khu Muang district of Buri […]
Globalex has recently updated their database of global law to include a revised and updated 2020 version of their summary of Thailand law. GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
