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June 12, 2025 No Responses

Foreign Business Act

The Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) is the primary statute regulating foreign ownership and control of businesses in Thailand. It identifies economic sectors in which foreign participation is either restricted, prohibited, or conditionally permitted, and it establishes a licensing...

April 30, 2025 No Responses

Property Mortgages in Thailand

Property Mortgages in Thailand. In Thailand, a mortgage is a legal instrument used to secure a loan by placing a lien on immovable property such as land or buildings. It is governed by the Civil and Commercial Code (CCC), Sections...

April 7, 2025 No Responses

Thailand Privilege Visa

The Thailand Privilege Visa, previously known as the Thailand Elite Visa, is a long-term residency and immigration program managed by Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd. (TPC) — a state-owned enterprise under the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The progra...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

Mergers and Acquisitions in Thailand

Mergers and acquisitions in Thailand are governed by a combination of corporate, competition, and foreign investment laws that regulate the transfer of business ownership, restructuring of corporate entities, and foreign participation in domestic businesses. T...

January 22, 2024 No Responses

Thailand Long-Term Resident Visa

The Thailand Long-Term Resident Visa is a structured residency mechanism launched by the Thai government in 2022. Rather than serving as a conventional travel visa, the LTR is part of Thailand’s policy shift toward value-based migration—an effort to attra...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Intellectual Property Rights in Thailand

Thailand’s laws and regulations provide protection for intellectual property rights (IPR). The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) are two examples of internat...