Law and judiciary

The Cabinet has approved the Education Ministry’s new regulations banning students from holding public gatherings, “inappropriate” displays of affection and causing public nuisance.The new regulations, which will be implemented after being published in the Royal Gazette, is a revamp of the 2005 regulation on students’ ...

Data protection laws in Asia continue to be introduced and updated. One of the most recent developments in South East Asia is in Thailand. On 22 May 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved in principle a revised draft of Thailand’s first personal data protection act (Draft ...

The recent upgrading of Thailand’s status to Tier 2 of the US Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) is a positive development that will be welcome by many. While Thailand has yet to fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the report recognises ...

The land and buildings tax set for Jan 1, 2019 is likely to be enforced behind schedule because of the time-consuming approval process, says an informed source at the Finance Ministry. Keep reading ...

The Revenue Department plans to propose a law stipulating that foreign entities with no physical presence which earn income in Thailand must report their transactions here to be inspected for value-added tax (VAT) payment.Keep reading ...

A leading Thai activist said yesterday that a special Section 44 order which exempts factories related to waste management in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from environmental impact assessments and other city planning regulations has contributed to the rise of illegal electronic waste plants in ...

Thailand’s data protection bill, approved by the Cabinet earlier this week, is falling short of the benchmark set by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, especially in terms of protecting Thai citizens’ right to their online data, according to the Thai Netizen ...

Thailand will take a hit if the country does not quickly enact its data protection bill, say experts, since worldwide enforcement begins today for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Multinational firms and some Thai businesses have taken steps to comply with the EU ...

Cabinet expected to approve final draft this month; experts worry about impact on Thai businesses from new EU law.Thailand is speeding up the enactment of its first-ever legislation on personal data protection while preparing to cope with the consequences of a European Union (EU) law ...

After Bangkok deported a prominent Cambodian activist, Phnom Penh has agreed to help Thailand in hunting for Thai fugitives. This confirms the concerns among Thai refugee communities in Cambodia and human rights organisations that both countries are making a deal on exchanging political refugees. Keep reading ...