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Building a better future together
Oped, Park Yongmin, Published on 28/10/2025
» In just a few days, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Gyeongju, the Republic of Korea, from the Oct 31 to Nov 1. As this year's host, Korea is working its final preparations to welcome delegates from 20 member economies, including Thailand, to ensure a successful and productive outcome.
Inside rightist YouTube world embraced by Yoon
News, Ju-min Park and Tom Bateman, Published on 17/12/2024
» When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol cited claims of election hacking and "anti-state" pro-North Korean sympathisers as justification for imposing a short-lived martial law, right-wing YouTuber Ko Sung-kook had heard it before.
Free trade in green goods needed
Oped, Albert Park & Jong Woo Kang, Published on 02/08/2023
» International trade has boosted economic growth in many countries, especially those without abundant natural resources or fixed capital. In addition to creating opportunities for cross-border specialisation, trade has made it possible to import cheap consumer goods, intermediate inputs for manufacturing, and capital equipment. This is especially true in Asia and the Pacific, which accounted for 35% of global trade in 2020, up from 25% a decade earlier.
Push for online ID law a mistake
News, Kyung Sin Park, Published on 14/06/2021
» News that the Thai government may be considering implementing an internet real name law for social media platforms, to monitor so-called fake news and online harms, is alarming. I know because my country, South Korea, tried the same thing a decade ago and I was part of the process that lead to it being struck down by the Constitutional Court as unconstitutional in 2012.
Your frontline produces the bottomline
Krit Leelalertumpai, Senior Consultant, PacRim Group, Published on 22/03/2021
» In rapidly changing markets, companies need agility and speed to stay relevant. This coupled with increasing business uncertainty and complexity has given CEOs a daunting task. Why? CEOs and top executives at the highest corporate level, while being bombarded with ever-growing demands from their stakeholders, feel "challenged and stressed" in executing their must win strategic initiatives.
The reach and liabilities of the Personal Data Protection Act
Chusert Supasitthumrong, Partner , Dispute Resolution Department, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok, Published on 03/09/2019
» Earlier this year, Thailand enacted its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which was published in the Government Gazette on 27 May 2019. Most parts of the PDPA will become effective one year after this, on 27 May 2020. As the PDPA will have broad impact across multiple aspects of most businesses—including their human resources operations—lawmakers provided this one-year period for those affected to prepare for compliance with the PDPA.
Changes to workplace relocation laws in Thailand
Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, partner and Dusita Khanijou, consultant, Tilleke & Gibbins, Published on 05/08/2019
» On May 5, 2019, amendments to Thailand’s Labour Protection Act (LPA) introduced changes to a variety of employer obligations to enhance employee protection, including statutory severance pay, maternity leave, and paid necessary business leave, among others. It also set out key amendments to the law governing workplace relocation, and employers should be sure to familiarize themselves with these new provisions due to their potential impact on business operational decisions in future.
Cambodia issues new rules on contracts and compensation
Jay Cohen, Director and Pichrotanak Bunthan, Associate, Tilleke & Gibbins Cambodia, Published on 07/07/2019
» In 2019, Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) has been active in amending the Labour Law and revising long-standing practices. These amendments and revisions have brought much-welcome clarity to employers on requirements of the MLVT and interpretations of the Labour Law, and have further provided meaningful benefits to employees.
Taking care of intellectual property generated by employees
Piyawat Kayasit, Tilleke & Gibbins, Published on 10/06/2019
» Intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, copyrighted works, designs, inventions and trade secrets, is a valuable asset for many companies. It brings with it market advantages and distinguishes one company’s business from another’s. Hence, it is important for company management to recognize and manage their IP portfolios properly.
Huawei ban puts South Korea in a familiar place
News, Ju-min Park & Heekyong Yang, Published on 31/05/2019
» Less than a week after Huawei Technologies was blacklisted by the United States, more than a hundred South Korean politicians and business leaders toured the Chinese tech giant's headquarters and its lavish new campus outside Shenzhen.