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Legal updates, practical guidance, and thought leadership from our team, covering the developments that matter to businesses operating in Thailand.
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.
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.
Cabinet Meeting of 1 September 2026: Key Measures Affecting Business in Thailand
At its meeting on 1 September B.E. 2569 (2026), held in Hat Yai and chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the Cabinet took a number of decisions of interest to businesses operating in Thailand. At its meeting on 1 September B.E. 2569 (2026), held in Hat Yai and chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the Cabinet took a number of decisions of interest to businesses operating in Thailand.
What the 25 August Cabinet Means for Business in Thailand
At its meeting on 25 August B.E. 2569 (2026), the Cabinet took a number of decisions of consequence to commercial enterprises operating in Thailand. None has yet entered into force. This alert sets out the substance of each measure and its present legal status, the distinction between a resolution of the Cabinet and an enforceable instrument being material to any assessment of timing.
What the 18 August Cabinet Means for Foreign Investors, Employers, and Cross-Border Businesses in Thailand
Nothing decided this week is yet in force, but two threads are worth acting on early: a step toward letting the Permanent Court of Arbitration hold proceedings in Thailand, which speaks to where you seat disputes, and a package of four labour measures that would pull seafarers and home-based workers into social protection and set new penalties for employers.
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.
BOI Promotion for Software and Platform Businesses in Thailand
Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) offers technology businesses its most valuable package: 100% foreign ownership, corporate income tax exemption of up to eight years, and streamlined visas and work permits for founders and specialists. Since the BOI restructured its digital category under Announcement No. Sor. 2/2567 (2024), however, approval turns on a substance test that many applicants discover too late. Eligibility is not written into the application; it is built into the business.