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What the 3 November 2026 Cabinet Means for EV and Hybrid Car Sellers, Employers, Franchisors and Data Exporters in Thailand
The Council of Ministers met in Udon Thani on Tuesday 3 November B.E. 2569 (2026). It approved one draft ministerial regulation, three bills and Thailand's application to an international data transfer system. None of these measures has yet acquired the force of law. A ministerial regulation acquires binding effect only upon publication in the Royal Gazette, the official journal in which Thai legislation is promulgated. A bill must first be passed by Parliament and then published.
What Pharmaceutical Companies Should Know About Thailand's Proposed Civil Servant Drug Reimbursement Reform
Reports circulating on social media say that from 1 January 2027 the Comptroller General's Department will make civil servant patients pay the difference for every originator drug, cap dispensing at 14 days for acute conditions and 30 days for a first chronic prescription, and require a police report before lost medicine can be replaced. None of this has been decided.
What the 29 September 2026 Cabinet Means for Solar and Battery Importers, Online Businesses and Investors in Thailand
The Council of Ministers met on Tuesday 29 September B.E. 2569 (2026). It approved several draft instruments of direct relevance to businesses operating in Thailand, none of which is yet in force. Under Thai law, a draft instrument acquires binding effect only upon publication in the Royal Gazette, the official journal in which legislation is promulgated. This alert sets out, for each decision, the businesses concerned, its current legal status and the steps we recommend.
Thai Cabinet Confirms That State Subsidies Are Administrative Permissions, Not Contracts: Decisions of 22 September 2026
The Council of Ministers met on Tuesday 22 September B.E. 2569 (2026). Two of its decisions have immediate consequences for businesses operating in Thailand. Three further decisions approved draft instruments in principle; these create no present obligation but warrant monitoring. This alert identifies the status of each.
Thailand's IP Development Plan 2026–2027: The Distance Between Intention and Instrument
Thailand–United States Intellectual Property Work Plan approved by the Cabinet in May 2025, and a national Intellectual Property Development Plan for 2026–2027 approved by the National Intellectual Property Policy Committee in August of that year, with the Ministry of Commerce reporting progress to the Cabinet this February.
What the 21 July Cabinet Means for Taxpayers, Landowners, and China-Facing Businesses in Thailand
The 21 July session, chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, was quieter than the two before it: no migrant-workforce rescue, no ministry restructuring. Its weight sits in three places: a draft Royal Decree doubling the tax deduction for supporting the Social Enterprise Promotion Fund, a land-use amendment for two Chiang Mai districts, and the follow-through machinery for the fifteen Thailand-China agreements signed during the Prime Minister's visit.
What the 14 July Cabinet Means for Employers of Migrant Workers and Foreign Investors in Thailand
If you employ registered Lao, Myanmar, or Vietnamese workers, the 14 July Cabinet moved to save a large part of your workforce. Some 562,068 workers could not complete passports and visas by the 31 July B.E. 2569 (2026) deadline and were weeks from losing status. The Cabinet approved a framework letting every worker registered under the 11 November B.E. 2568 (2025) resolution renew to work until 11 December B.E. 2570 (2027), with renewal applications due by 11 December 2026.
Using AI and Software in Thailand: Your Legal Rights and Obligations
Every business in Thailand now uses artificial intelligence and software, whether to draft documents, serve customers, analyse data, or build products. The legal questions that follow are practical and immediate: who owns what the AI produces, whether you may feed your data or someone else's content into it, what happens to your confidential information, and who pays when the technology gets something wrong.
What the 30 June Cabinet Means for Property Buyers, Landowners, and Employers in Thailand.
If you are closing a Thai home or condominium purchase right now, start here: the reduced property transfer and mortgage fees lapsed on 30 June B.E. 2569 (2026). As of today, the full 2 percent transfer fee and 1 percent mortgage fee are back, and they stay back until the renewed scheme is published in the Royal Gazette.