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The new notification on wage rate according to skill standard was recently published in the Royal Gazette. Under the notification, employees working in the prescribed 17 professions under industrial technology sector, mechanical sector and service industry sector will be entitled to receive wage rates based on their skill standards. Read more…

The Office of the Consumer Protection Board has published the notification regarding guideline on advertising claims in the Royal Gazette, now already effective. The details in the notification are in line with the draft notification, including provisions on the characteristics of statements that can be used in advertising and guidelines, methods, and conditions for citing facts from reports, research results, statistics, and certification from institutions or agencies. Read more…

The Office of the Prime Minister recently issued a new regulation on the provision or acceptance of gift of government officials. The regulation provides a broad scope of what can be considered gifts as well as strict policy principles for government officials to comply with. Business operators may take this regulation into account as guidelines for their compliance management, even though it only applies to government officials. Read more…

New consumer protection regulations for the hire purchase of cars and motorcycles to replace the previous regulations issued in 2018 have been issued. The new regulations will take effect on 10 January 2023 and will apply to contracts made from 10 January 2023 onwards. The new regulations apply to the hire purchase of a car or motorcycle for an individual and for personal use only, and not for transportation for commercial or business purposes. Our…

In order to increase competitiveness in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, the Ministry of Finance has issued the new Ministerial Regulation on the Manufacturing of Alcoholic Beverages which, subject to certain conditions and the approval of the Director General of the Excise Department, allow the manufacture of alcoholic beverages for purposes other than commercial. The regulation also eliminates certain requirement for business operators who wish to manufacture alcoholic beverages for commercial purposes, especially beer. Read…