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Legal updates, practical guidance, and thought leadership from our team, covering the developments that matter to businesses operating in Thailand.
What the 15 September Cabinet Means for Investors, Energy Companies, and Traders in Thailand
The Thai Cabinet met on Tuesday 15 September B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. Below are the four decisions that matter to business, each marked with whether it is in force or still a draft, plus a short watch list of things that need no action yet.
What the 8 September Cabinet Means for Companies, Investors, and Employers in Thailand
The Thai Cabinet met on Tuesday 8 September B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. This alert sets out the five decisions of most consequence to companies operating in or investing into Thailand, and states in each case whether the decision is now operative or remains a draft.
New Bank Statement Requirements From 1 August 2026
The Department of Business Development (DBD) has issued Order of the Central Partnership and Company Registrar No. 2/2569, effective 1 August 2026, imposing additional documentary requirements on company and partnership registrations involving foreign participation. The Order targets the arrangement Thai law has prohibited for decades but which enforcement long tolerated: Thai nationals holding shares as nominees so that a business under foreign control appears Thai-majority.
What the 11 August Cabinet Means for Foreign Investors, In-House Counsel, and Financial-Services Firms in Thailand
The Thai Cabinet met on Tuesday 11 August B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. One decision asks you to act this quarter: a government push on multi-factor authentication that now reaches the private sector. The rest are directions and drafts to track, not obligations that bite today, and the most consequential of them, a roadmap to reform 26 Thai laws including the Foreign Business Act, will play out over years.
What the 7 July Cabinet Means for Contractors and Foreign Investors in Thailand Standfirst
A new blacklisting ground for state contractors, a permanent footing for the nominee crackdown, and the Sadao border crossing moves this week. Plus the July deadlines already in force.