Hong Kong Company Thailand Property Structures: What Section 98 Actually Tests
Land Code Section 98 traces foreign ownership through an offshore parent. What the 49% and headcount tests really measure, and what DBD Order No. 1/2569 added in 2026.
Expert analysis on Thai business law, regulatory changes, and investment strategies for foreign companies operating in Thailand.
Land Code Section 98 traces foreign ownership through an offshore parent. What the 49% and headcount tests really measure, and what DBD Order No. 1/2569 added in 2026.
Thailand has approved in principle a draft Royal Decree extending compulsory social security to housekeepers, drivers, gardeners, seasonal farm hands and street-stall staff. What employers should do during the 180-day
A Bangkok beauty clinic lost a consumer case this August, and the court ordered damages of only THB 20,000. That number is the least interesting part of the outcome. Instead,
Thailand has exempted Type One telecom licensees from the Foreign Business Act licensing requirement. Here is what the change opens, and what it leaves untouched.
Thailand paused 166 data center projects on 4 September 2026. What the policy board decided, what remains proposed, and where the commercial exposure sits.
Thailand may move criminal labour prosecutions into the Labour Courts. What the draft reform means for employers, directors and foreign executives.
Thailand’s crypto travel rule applies from 27 February 2027. What licensed digital asset operators must build, and where the legal risk sits.
Thailand and China signed an IP enforcement pact in July 2026. What it changes, and how IP enforcement in Thailand actually works.
A crypto ETF in Thailand is now closer than it has ever been, yet it still does not legally exist. In August 2026 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved
Thailand has tightened enforcement against nominee land ownership. How forced sale under the Land Code works, what has actually changed, and how to review your structure.
Hotel operation is restricted under the Foreign Business Act. Here is how foreign investors reach full ownership through BOI promotion, the management carve-out, and where licensing still bites.
Buying a factory in Thailand looks like a property transaction, and that is exactly where investors get caught. The price covers land and buildings. It does not cover the right