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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 27 July Cabinet Means for Taxpayers, Digital-Economy Investors, and Exporters in Thailand
What the 27 July Cabinet Means for Taxpayers, Digital-Economy Investors, and Exporters in Thailand Standfirst: This week's Cabinet session set the tax and technology baseline for the year ahead. It approved in principle another year of the reduced 7 percent VAT rate to 30 September 2027, cleared income-tax relief for fishing-boat buy-back compensation, and noted, in draft, a national Big Data and artificial-intelligence strategy that signals where public money and procurement will flow.
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.
Thailand's Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa After the 2025 Reforms: Who Now Qualifies
This article sets out who qualifies for the LTR visa today, what the visa offers, and what applicants should prepare.
The Compliance Map for Health and Fitness Businesses in Thailand
Which Licence, Which Law, and How to Get It Right
Thailand's Nominee Crackdown: A Shared Crime, and a Rule of Law That Must Cut Both Ways
Thailand's nominee crackdown is legitimate, but it catches both the Thai partner and the foreigner. Prof. Dej-Udom Krairit on what's lawful, what isn't, and what investors should do now.
What the 26 May Cabinet Means for Donors, Employers, and Investors in Thailand
If your group makes charitable donations, employs a unionised or migrant workforce, trades with or invests through Vietnam, sells innovation products to the Thai state, or operates a public agency or state enterprise, the Cabinet's 26 May session touches you. Five developments to review.
Two Legal Questions Shaping Foreign Investment in Thailand's Automotive Sector in 2026
For multinational automotive groups, Tier 1 suppliers, and EV-sector entrants planning Thailand operations in 2026, the convergence of the Board of Investment's EV3.5 incentive package and Thailand's skilled-talent immigration framework raises two legal questions worth a structured review.
Five Cabinet Decisions That May Affect Your Thailand Operations
If your group operates a Thai services centre, a regional trading operation, a financial-services subsidiary, or an ASEAN-Japan preferential export line, the Thai Cabinet's 12 May session is likely to affect your structure. Five developments to review.
Thailand Foreign Business Act: A Practical Guide for Foreign Investors
A comprehensive overview of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), covering restricted business categories, licensing requirements, and key compliance considerations for foreign companies entering the Thai market.