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E-commerce Law (Direct Sales and Marketing Act, Consumer Protection Act, and Personal Data Act): Thailand

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

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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

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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

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Thailand Recognizes E-Signatures

The eCommerce market in Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing and most promising, with its projection to grow to $11 billion in 2025. According to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, in 2017, the total eCommerce market in Thailand was estimated at $2 billion. … Read More

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Regulatory Oversight of Digital Service Platforms in Thailand

Regulatory Oversight of Digital Service Platforms in Thailand … Read More

Artificial Intelligence: Thailand’s National Strategy and Action Plan (2022–2027)

Artificial Intelligence: Thailand’s National Strategy and Action Plan (2022–2027)

Artificial Intelligence: Thailand’s National Strategy and Action Plan (2022–2027) … Read More

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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

Taxation Of Digital Assets

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

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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

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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