During the past few decades, Thai governments have adopted and maintained their policy on welcoming foreigners to invest and work in Thailand. Recently, in order to further enhance competitiveness and attractiveness, the current administration has come up with four main schemes to provide additional benefits to attract and incentivise foreign investment in a number of dimensions as set out below.

In light of the ever-growing importance of data privacy, the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) (the “PDPA”) was published in the Royal Gazette on 27 May 2019 as the main legislation governing personal data protection in Thailand.

On 23 June 2021, the Ministerial Regulation on Transport Vehicles via Electronic System B.E. 2564 (A.D. 2021) was published in the Royal Gazette as the first legislation legalising ride-hailing services in Thailand.

The law on electronic meeting (e-meeting) was first introduced in Thailand in 2014 under the National Council Peace and Order No. 74/2557 (2014) Re: Electronic Meetings.

Investors in Thailand wishing to invest in foreign securities may not only do so directly via local licensed securities business operators but also via certain instruments issued in Thailand such as Depositary Receipt (“DR”), Derivative Warrant (DW), Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

As a publicly listed company, a company is under a stricter compliance than a private company given larger stakeholders. The Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Capital Market Supervisory Board and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (the "SET') have prescribed specific regulations to monitor activities of listed companies, in particular, concerning an acquisition and deposition of material assets pursuant to (i) the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board Notification No. TorJor. 20/2551 entitled Rules on the Entering into Material Transactions Deemed as the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets (as amended) and (ii) the Notification of the Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand entitled Disclosure of Information and Other Acts of the Listed Company Concerning the Acquisition and Disposition of Assets, 2547 (2004) (as amended) (the "Major Transaction Rules").