Thailand has made significant changes to its statutory interest rate framework for the first time in almost a century.

The Bank of Thailand is proposing a comprehensive regulatory overhaul for licensed money changers that would raise licensing standards, require existing operators to undergo mandatory upgrades, and temporarily freeze new applications throughout 2027. The reforms aim to prevent financial crime and enhance public confidence...

Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) has significantly revised its post-approval compliance framework for projects that receive investment promotion incentives, replacing the previous semiannual reporting...

Data center and cloud investments are forming a major focus of private-sector investment in Thailand, with tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok, as well as numerous telecom and data center companies...

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the prohibition of certain digital assets, preventing them from being traded on digital asset exchanges in Thailand.

Thailand's Transport Ministry has issued new rules for ride-hailing services, aiming to strictly regulate the types of vehicle that can be registered, the number of registered vehicles per user, and the fees that are levied and collected.

On May 26, 2026, Thailand’s Department of Land Transport (DLT) published for public consultation a draft amendment to the Ministerial Regulation on Electronic Ride-Hailing Vehicles that would, for the first time...

On November 8, 2022, the Act Amending the Civil and Commercial Code B.E. 2565 (No. 23)—which Tilleke & Gibbins wrote about last month as the law was poised...

Thailand's Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued four new regulations under the Energy Business Act B.E. 2550 (2007) setting forth competition regimes to control both anticompetitive...

Recent events at a Thai listed company, where a proposal to remove the director was not successful, amid claims that a competitor was attempting to gain control of the company, illustrate how disputes over corporate control can unfold differently at the board level and shareholder level

Since 7 February 2023, forming and operating a Thai private company limited for doing business in Thailand has been made simpler with recent amendments to Thailand's Civil and Commercial Code (Thai CCC).

On 8 November 2022, the Act on the Amendment of the Civil and Commercial Code B.E.2565 was announced on the Royal Gazette.

On May 23, 2022, the Public Limited Companies Act (No. 4) B.E. 2565 (2022) was approved and published in the Government Gazette.

In September 2025, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)...

Thailand and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) titled "Cooperation to Diversify Global Critical Minerals Supply Chains and Promote Investments" on October 26, 2025...

On May 30, 2022, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it would start regulating ready-to-use utility tokens, a type of digital token that had previously been exempted...

Indonesia's current regulations on franchises, as stipulated under Government Regulation No. 35/2024 on Franchising and its implementing regulation, Ministry of Trade (MOT) Regulation No. 71/2019 regarding Implementation of Franchising, highlight fundamental changes in franchise registration.

Thailand's central bank has proposed sweeping changes to digital banking security rules that would phase out SMS-based authentication and mandate biometric verification for large transactions. The draft notification extends security requirements beyond mobile banking to internet channels and nonbank providers, responding to evolving fraud tactics targeting gaps in the current regulatory framework.

Thailand has proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999) as the country steps up its efforts to combat economic crimes and corruption.