Thailand offers a structured, incentive-driven pathway for foreign investment under the Board of Investment (BOI) regime. Obtaining BOI promotion is frequently essential for operational viability and accessing critical legal and fiscal benefits. However, the application process demands precise legal compliance … Read More
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Cloud Services & Telecommunication Licensing in Thailand
The primary reason is there is, in fact, a cloud service license requirement from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Thailand. … Read More
E-commerce Law (Direct Sales and Marketing Act, Consumer Protection Act, and Personal Data Act): Thailand, Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
This third part of a three-part series discusses Thailand’s e-commerce law on Telemarketing. … Read More
Criminal Defamation Litigation in Thailand
Defamation is something that almost everyone could encounter in Thailand. In this regard, many defamation cases are prosecuted and litigated yearly in Thailand. Indeed, legal commenters regularly comment (and opine) that defamation lawsuits are often intended as a form of strike suits or lawfare. … Read More
E-commerce Law: Thailand, 2 of 3
Under Section 3 of the DMA, direct marketing means directly communicating an offer of a good and service to a customer to obtain the customer’s responsibility to purchase such a good and service. Therefore, SMS/MMS Marketing can certainly be regarded as direct marketing. … Read More
E-commerce Law: Thailand, Part 1 of 3
April 2023 Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, refers to the Internet-based buying and selling of services and products via electronic means. E-Commerce uses Internet technology, mobile business, electronic funds transfers, escrowing services, electronic data interchange, supply chain management, inventory management systems, … Read More
Mergers and Telecommunication Market Regulatory Obligations – Thailand
As technology and telecommunications continue to converge at blinding speed, other sectors are joining the party with equally breathtaking acceleration. An example is the automotive sector, wherein the automotive sector converges with the telecommunications and technology sectors. … Read More
Thailand: Taxation Of Digital Assets
October 2022 John Formichella & Naytiwut Jamallsawat According to the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investors had opened only 170,000 accounts with an exchange or digital asset trading center licensed by the SEC by 2020. Still, this number grew … Read More
Personal Data Breach Notifications – Thailand Personal Data Privacy
November 2022 By John Formichella & Naytiwut Jamallsawat The obligation to report a personal data breach in Thailand under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PDPA“) is subject to the risk and impact on the owner of the … Read More
Thailand: Cybersecurity Comparative Guide
The interplay between Data Privacy Law and Cybersecurity Laws – Thailand May 2022 1. Legal framework There are differences between ‘cybersecurity,’ ‘data protection,’ and ‘cybercrime’ under Thai law, as follows: The key statutes that address cyber in Thailand are: The … Read More