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The US-Thai Amity Treaty

Benefits of the US Amity Treaty
The main benefit of the US amity Treaty is to act as an override in relation to the Foreign Business Act. In a nutshell as a result of the Treaty, American nationals have the same rights as Thai national with regards to owning and operating businesses in [...]

What is a Non Immigrant Visa B ?

Foreign investors who wish to come into Thailand to conduct a business or to work must first obtain a Non Immigrant Visa B with a Royal Thai Embassy.
The Non Immigrant Visa B will allow you to stay in Thailand for a period of not more than 90 days at a time. [...]

Thai company name registration

Prior to the legal formation of a company under Thailand Civil and Commercial Code, the company’s name must be approved and then reserved at the Thai authorities.
The applicant must be a partner, a promoter or a director of that company. The form for reserving the company’s name is available at the: [...]

Thai Labour laws

Labor matters are generally governed by the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) and the Civil and Commercial Code Section 575 to Section 586 on Hire of Services. Other laws include:

Labor Relations Act B.E. [...]

Thai Laws

Here is an introduction to a really useful web site namely THAILAWS.COM
The content of this web site is awesome and of use to anyone living, renting or working in Thailand.
THE OBJECTIVE OF WWW.THAILAWS.COM IS TO PROVIDE THE USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THAILAND, THAI ACTS AND LEGAL INFORMATION FOR [...]

Procedure for closing your company

In order to close a Thai company you will normally have to contact two government authorities. The first is the Revenue Department (RD) and the other is the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).
The Revenue Department
If you are a VAT registered company, you have to apply for VAT de-registration within 15 days of [...]

Thai labour laws

Labor matters are generally governed by the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) and the Civil and Commercial Code Section 575 to Section 586 on Hire of Services. Other laws include:

Labor Relations Act B.E. [...]

Costs of doing business in Thailand

Here is a comprehensive document covering general costs, tax rates, labour costs, utility, communication, transportation costs, misc costs and useful information in fact everything you need to know when considering starting an operation or business in Thailand.
Download pdf document Thailand costs_doing_business_2009
Courtesy of www.thailaws.com

Business Guide

For those wishing to start a business in Thailand, this is an essential guide to the rules & regulations pertaining to starting a business here. A foreigner may not operate a business which a Thai person can do and you should be aware that you will need to form a Thai Ltd Co.or Partnership to [...]