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Legal updates, practical guidance, and thought leadership from our team, covering the developments that matter to businesses operating in Thailand.
Registering a Trademark in Thailand: What Businesses Need to Know
Thailand protects trademarks under the Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991), as amended (most recently in B.E. 2559 (2016)), administered by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). For any business selling goods or services in Thailand, registration is the only way to secure enforceable, exclusive rights. Unregistered marks have very limited protection.
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.
What the 16 June Cabinet Means for Manufacturers, Sellers, and Multinational Tax Teams in Thailand
If your business sells goods to Thai customers, makes or imports food packaging, runs an electronic-tax or withholding workflow, sits inside a large multinational group, or donates to schools and sport, the Thai Cabinet's session of 16 June B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, is worth a scan. Five developments to review, and what is and is not yet in force.
The Compliance Map for Health and Fitness Businesses in Thailand
Which Licence, Which Law, and How to Get It Right
What the 10 June Cabinet Means for Traders, Concession Holders, and Commercial Tenants in Thailand
If your business trades across ASEAN or the Gulf, holds or bids for a concession to use state assets, leases commercial space along a Bangkok mass-transit line, or operates in the rail sector, the Thai Cabinet's session of 10 June B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, is worth a scan. Five developments to review, and what is and is not yet in force.
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.
Thailand's 1 July Compliance Wall: Three Obligations Land on the Same Day, Two More Follow
Three significant regulatory changes take effect in Thailand on 1 July B.E. 2569 (2026), and two further obligations follow within weeks. If your company is listed, is about to incorporate a subsidiary, sits in an insurance group, or employs foreign staff, at least one of these reaches you. None is individually dramatic. The risk is that they arrive close together, each owned by a different team, and a date is missed because no single person was watching the whole calendar. Here is what changes,
What the 2 June Cabinet Means for State Suppliers, Traders, and Employers in Thailand
If your business sells to the Thai state, trades across ASEAN, sends workers to Japan, handles state-welfare data, or holds rural land, the Cabinet's 2 June session touches you. Five developments to review.
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.