Three years of detention that don’t count as prison: Dika 1056/2569
A convicted defendant asked the Supreme Court to deduct his 3-year preventive detention (กักกัน) order from his prison sentence. In […]
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Customs kept the gold even after the case died: Dika 208/2569
Customs seized 49 gold ornaments on a smuggling allegation under Section 27 bis of the old Customs Act. Nobody was
Who do you sue when the State claims your land? The Supreme Court draws the line
Five new jurisdiction rulings landed on the Dika database this week, and two of them matter for anyone who owns
Foreign-income remittance tax exemption: still a draft, not a law
The proposed royal decree exempting foreign-sourced income remitted in the year it is earned or the following year has still
Day 90 archive: Thailand’s 30-day visa exemption was pending
Historical report, 17 August 2026. Thailand’s 30-day visa exemption was later gazetted on 31 August, with official application from 15 September 2026.
PIRELLI loses its fight against P.RALLY: trademark similarity is judged as a whole
In Dika 8837/2568, the Italian tyre maker sought cancellation of the P.RALLY mark, registered since 2001 for motorcycle tyres in
Guarantors stay liable even after the borrower’s bankruptcy ends: Dika 7982/2568
A bank’s export credit went bad, the borrower company went through bankruptcy, and the Central Bankruptcy Court later cancelled the
Supreme Court: a criminal complaint cannot be withdrawn once the judgment is final
In Dika 7211/2568, a fraud defendant on a suspended sentence stopped paying her court-ordered instalments of 5,000 baht a month,
Foreign marriages are valid in Thailand: what decision 170/2569 means for mixed couples
The Supreme Court confirmed in decision 170/2569 that a marriage validly concluded abroad is recognized in Thailand, with direct consequences
Sent money to the wrong Thai bank account? The bank must give it back: Dika 8557/2568
One mistyped digit sent 31,000 baht to an account opened the same day by a foreign national, a classic mule-account