ArticleMyanmar Reforms Foreign Exchange Supervisory CommitteeOn August 6, 2025, Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) issued Order No. 20/2025, announcing a change in the composition of the country's...MyanmarFinance and BankingTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar Begins Publication Of Applications Under Trademark LawOn May 1, 2024, Myanmar's Intellectual Property Department (IPD) issued its first publication of trademark applications under the country's 2019 Trademark Law.MyanmarIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleMyanmar's Central Bank Issues Further Warning Against Crypto TradingOn May 24, 2024, the Central Bank of Myanmar ("CBM") issued a public notice warning individuals against participating in the sale, purchase, exchange, or transfer of unregulated digital currencies...MyanmarTechnologyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Developing Competition Guidelines On Unfair Trade Practices In E-CommerceOn May 21, 2025, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) published a press release signaling heightened regulation of digital platforms...ThailandAntitrust/Competition LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand's Beauty Industry Gets A Makeover With New Contract StandardsOn September 26, 2025, the Contract Committee under Thailand's Consumer Protection Board issued a regulation that aims to standardize contracts and enhance consumer protection...ThailandConsumer ProtectionTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Eases Stock Buybacks With Proposed Amendment: Listed Companies Expected To Jump InIn response to the Thai stock index's decline and market volatility, Thailand's Department of Business Development is proposing an amendment to the country's treasury stock rules...ThailandCorporate/Commercial LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Seeks Comments On Registration Of Limited Companies With Foreign Shareholders Or DirectorsOn June 1, 2025, Thailand's Office of Central Company and Partnership Registration of the Department of Business Development opened a public hearing period...ThailandCorporate/Commercial LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand's Criminal Court Establishes Cybercrime DivisionOn March 18, 2024, the president of the Supreme Court of Thailand announced the establishment of a specialized Technology Crime Division within the Criminal Court of Thailand.ThailandCriminal LawTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Removes Factory License Requirement For Solar Rooftop InstallationsThailand's Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has issued a new regulation (Ministerial Regulation Re: Designation of Type, Kind, and Size of Factories (No. 3) B.E. 2567 (2024))...ThailandEnergy and Natural ResourcesTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand To Open New Bidding Round For Onshore Oil Exploration And ProductionThailand's Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF) is in the process of preparing a notification that will open the application period for onshore petroleum exploration...ThailandEnergy and Natural ResourcesTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand To Restrict Foreign Shareholding In Electricity BusinessesThailand's Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is in the process of reviewing a draft regulation that updates the nationality qualifications for the ultimate shareholders...ThailandEnergy and Natural ResourcesTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleBank Of Thailand Implements New Responsible Lending RegulationsOn January 31, 2025, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced a new Notification re: Responsible Lending, replacing a similar notification from 2023.ThailandFinance and BankingTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Updates Anticorruption Standards For Public ProcurementOn October 16, 2024, Thailand's Anti-Corruption Cooperation Committee (ACCC) issued a notification to enhance anticorruption standards in public procurement...ThailandGovernment, Public SectorTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Eases Capital Reduction Criteria For Insurance CompaniesThailand's Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has issued a notification announcing new and updated criteria for the approval of capital reductions for both life and non-life insurance companies.ThailandInsuranceTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Prepares Naming Criteria For Insurance BrokersThailand's Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) recently opened a public hearing on draft notifications regarding criteria, procedures, and conditions for naming life and non-life insurance brokerage businesses. ThailandInsuranceTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand's Draft Social Media KYC Rules To Provide New Options For IP EnforcementThailand is preparing to offer new tools for intellectual property enforcement as the Electronic Transactions Development Agency...ThailandIntellectual PropertyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticlePrior Income Exempt From New Rule On Offshore-Sourced IncomeThailand's Revenue Department has issued an order clarifying its recent order imposing personal income tax (PIT) on the offshore-sourced income of Thailand tax residents...ThailandTaxTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Offers Income Tax Exemption On Cryptocurrency Capital GainsThailand's Ministry of Finance has introduced a five-year personal income tax exemption on capital gains from the disposal of cryptocurrency or digital tokens.ThailandTaxTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleThailand Clarifies Rules On Digital Platform Investment PromotionOn October 3, 2023, Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) issued a new regulation clarifying the eligibility criteria for investment promotion under the BOI category "5.10 Development of software...ThailandTechnologyTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleBreach Of Vietnam Credit Database May Trigger Company Notification ObligationsOn September 10, 2025, Vietnam's National Credit Information Center (CIC) reported to the Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) a suspected significant...VietnamTechnologyTilleke & Gibbins