Over the past year, the Thai government has promulgated a number of laws and regulations aimed at equipping companies with the necessary tools to conduct business in an increasingly technology-centric world.

On June 10, Yuwadee Thean-ngarm, director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office and secretary-general of the Thai Business Association of Myanmar (TBAM), and Nada Songsasen, consultant, will join TBAM’s Myanmar Update #6: COVID-19 to discuss recent developments in the jurisdiction during the pandemic.

On May 6, 2020, Athistha Chitranukroh, partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, participated in a panel discussion on the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), organized by the NIA Academy of Thailand’s National Innovation Agency (NIA). The panel session focused on the reach of the new law, which was passed nearly a year ago and is expected to take effect at the end of May, 2020.

On April 28, Saithong Rattana, attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vientiane office, will join a webinar hosted by the China-ASEAN Legal Cooperation Center (CALCC) to discuss the Lao government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. During the session, Saithong will provide an overview of the measures that have already been implemented in Laos to protect the general public and businesses most impacted by the outbreak, and explain the impact on the virus has on employment in the jurisdiction.