Bought together before the wedding, owned together after it: Dika 97/2569 on unmarried couples and land
A couple lived together from 1983, ran a joint money-lending business, married only in 1997 and divorced in 2001. Two
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Developer cannot keep 2.8 million baht as a “deposit”: Supreme Court sets aside arbitration award in Dika 1511/2569
A buyer of an 11.6 million baht condominium paid a 100,000 baht reservation fee, then 2,810,780 baht eight days after
DTV applications: residence and police-clearance requirements from 31 August 2026
DTV applicants must follow the responsible Thai mission’s current residence, police-clearance and financial-document checklist. Requirements differ by mission.
Archive: Deportation regulation still in draft: sweeping removal powers await the Council of State
Historical report. The draft status described here has been superseded. Read the update linked in the article for subsequent developments.
Day 97 archive: Thailand’s 30-day visa exemption was pending
Historical report, 24 August 2026. Thailand’s 30-day visa exemption was later gazetted on 31 August, with official application from 15 September 2026.
Political amnesty is law: the Peaceful Society Act takes effect 24 August
The Royal Gazette has published the Act on Promoting a Peaceful Society B.E. 2569, Thailand’s political amnesty law, in force
Three years of detention that don’t count as prison: Dika 1056/2569
A convicted defendant serving 4 years 6 months asked the Supreme Court to lift a 3-year preventive detention (กักกัน) order,
Customs kept the gold even after the case died: Ruling 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 jurisdiction committee draws the line
Five new rulings of the Committee on Jurisdiction of the Courts were published this week, and two of them matter
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