Thailand is in the process of "Ease of Doing Business" reforms

[Surasak]

4 hours ago, johnarth said:

The government has to many master minds, what all the government people should do is get together and talk to each other, and tell each other what they have in mind, maybe that could cut down on clown making ideas

Very hopeful of you, or should that be generous?

[Snoopax]

13 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

And how many members of the senate and the rest of the government have ever worked in a business?

All of them !
They all have some fancy position is a board so they can get some "compensation" for their business promotion on inside trades.

[mr_lob]

Address corruption first. Hey David, see that guy over there? Meet Goliath

[Bradmeister]

When the Citizens and Residents can enjoy E Commerce, E-Trade, E-Business, and E-Government..... The Laws and  Regulations will become Transparent.

 

Until then.... Smoke and Mirrors Rule!

[Thingamabob]

I've heard this BS every 2 or3 years or so since the 1970s. The reality is, of course, that they have no intention to change anything. Life is so sweet for the elite just as things are.

[Chiang Mai Bill]

No Bank guarantees. High Baht. 49% ownership. Lack of English-speakers. A written language only Thais can understand. Too much paperwork. Too much duplication. Poor education standards. Crime. Drugs. Corruption of police and many public employees . . .

 

Could go on forever!  But hey-ho, the Thai officials know best!

[fresher]

13 hours ago, ukrules said:

49% ownership is a major obstacle for international business.

 

And 37 related state agencies?

[ronaldo0]

Yes you want start business , no problem my friend. Now can you sign these 5 million sheets of paper and supply me with details since you were born and throw some photos in for good measure .

[trainman34014]

9 hours ago, smedly said:

yes, like stopping people buying certain things online 

 

well done Thailand going backwards 

 

 

how many have been killed on the roads this year ??????

 

and which esteemed appointed minister is responsible - oh yes that's right - Mr Prawit 

 

in any other country he would have been sacked a long time ago for turning up

He only borrowed his job from an old friend that died !

[The Deerhunter]

10 hours ago, Jessi said:

Its just the Thai Government propaganda machine working on its "HUBS & SUPERPOWER"

And don't forget Crackdowns!!!!

[NeoDinosaw]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Govt hopes to make Thailand one of the top countries for business in two years

By The Nation

 

 

 

Phongsaward Guyaroonsuith, director-general of the Strategic Transformation Office, said the office aims to complete 85 per cent of laws related to doing business within the next year

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30398838

 

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I hope he does not kill himself working so quickly ! 

When will the other 15% of laws be known ?

 

Things have not changed in the lst 40 years - we still have TTTT

Things Take Time in Thailand

[Hound dog 100]

10 hours ago, Disillusioned farang said:

Not to mention the exchange rate Killing exports , Ridiculous work permit rules and general rubbish work ethic !!  

But it does allow cheap labour to be imported from Myanmar. Thai's are above factory work

[NeoDinosaw]

7 hours ago, Soi Dog said:

And I hope to get a date with a supermodel.

That's quite feasible ........

or have you only just arrived ?

[NeoDinosaw]

4 hours ago, Jake72 said:

You can't do business in Thailand without engaging in corruption, that is big problem for many companies all over the world trying to do business in Thailand, because any under the table money paid in Thailand could easily end them in jail in their home country.

Nobody from Rolls Royce went to jail in England

[Madeline Thompson]

These are just words. In the world of creating business, they are meaningless.  There is no business acumen visible at the moment to be saying these words.

[metisdead]

A post with a link to an unapproved source and the replies have been removed.

 

Some troll posts and replies were removed as well. 

[talahtnut]

On 11/30/2020 at 11:03 AM, snoop1130 said:

Improve Bankruptcy Processes

Nice one, that will be handy for many foreign firms dealing with Thais.

[Freigeist365]

Another muppet, another pipe dream, another Hub fantasy... Nighty, night, Thailand! ????

[impulse]

8 hours ago, Pravda said:

 

Meh....

 

It's not about 51/49

 

It's about ease of doing business as it is about finding competent Thai staff.

 

My wife tells me only Thai Engineers are worth their salt. The rest are incompetent and lazy.... most likely both.

Just yesterday wifey read me a Thai article about Vietnam obliterating Thailand in just about every aspect of business. She is concerned as the has been a sales manager for 10 years in a Japanese company that if you know their culture don't promote females, let alone females that aren't Japanese. So she knows what she is talking about as she is very very good at her job. She thinks there is no future in Thailand and in 5 years she will be redundant. All the companies you mentioned in your post she has very close relations with and knows all the rumors first hand. 

 

Do you?

 

I don't disagree.  In my own business (oil and gas) Thailand has made it more and more difficult to get foreign workers into the country.

 

I'm only trying to dispel the falsehood that you have to "give away" 51% of any business to a Thai.  If that were true, it would be a non starter.  But that's only an excuse for people who don't even want to try.

 

BTW, we had a lot of excellent Thai engineers and tradesmen.  A little lacking on experience because they didn't get to see how things are done all over the world.  But excellent people.

 

[Jalasko]

This dystopian government makes me laugh man are they going to tag em all ?

[bkk_bwana]

Read the heading and the first line "The government has made improving the business environment in Thailand a key policy by setting a goal to raise the ranking of the ease of doing business to be among the top 20 countries in the world" 

 

They understand that things are not easy, they have come out and admitted it and have set a goal to improve it. All you guys do is continue complain about 49%, visas, work permits etc etc. That's what they are trying to improve. Why don't you say "that's a really good idea"?

 

Most of you complaining have never run a business in Thailand. Probably never even run a business anywhere else either.

[Truth Will Set You Free]

On 12/1/2020 at 3:01 AM, webfact said:

 

The government has set an ambitious target for itself – making Thailand one of the top 10 countries in the world for ease of doing business in the next two years, said Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow, who doubles as energy minister.

 

Thailand was ranked 21 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 list of 190 countries surveyed.

Thailand was also ranked 30 for the 2020 world best destination to reside.  They drop from 21 (I think) in 2019.  That’s a big drop. Don’t know what ambitious target  anyone could imagine to crease the Land of Smiles from continuously  sinking.........????????????????

 

 

[elgenon]

On 11/30/2020 at 12:01 PM, webfact said:

Govt hopes to make Thailand one of the top countries for business in two years

By The Nation

 

Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

The government has set an ambitious target for itself – making Thailand one of the top 10 countries in the world for ease of doing business in the next two years, said Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow, who doubles as energy minister.

 

Thailand was ranked 21 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 list of 190 countries surveyed.

 

He added that Thailand is ready on all aspects, especially logistics infrastructure, in order to achieve this goal.

 

Phongsaward Guyaroonsuith, director-general of the Strategic Transformation Office, said the office aims to complete 85 per cent of laws related to doing business within the next year to help boost the country’s ranking.

 

Nattapon Dejvitak, Loxley's executive vice president, said the private sector is working with the government to develop a trade platform to help cut related costs for business operators in import-export transactions.

 

The platform, which will be linked up with 37 related state agencies, will go on trial in the first quarter of next year, before going into full use later in the year. This will help save between Bt4 billion and Bt5 billion per year on the cost of import-export documentation and related labour costs.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30398838

 

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I want to live with 20 consorts. With billions in my bank account. 

[Leaver]

On 12/1/2020 at 12:10 PM, Pravda said:

Just yesterday wifey read me a Thai article about Vietnam obliterating Thailand in just about every aspect of business.

Not only in business, but also been happening with tourism, particularly western tourism, for the last few years.

 

Before covid, tourism up 32% on the same time last year.

 

https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/index.php/statistic/international?csrf_test_name=04a384cc9c2cd4634dd1a9faa3bfb9a9&txtkey=&year=2020&period=t1

 

Thailand is still stuck in its old ways, thinking they are the only option in South East Asia.  Same old scams, rip offs, visa issues, over charging, extortion, violence towards tourists, theft, robbery etc.  

 

They now have to compete for the tourist dollar, but are showing they have no idea how to.