Prenda Law Founder disbarred after Pornographic Movie Copyright Scam

November 10, 2017

Ars Technica recounts the $6 million copyright scam by Prenda Law founder Jon Steele and co-defendant Paul Hansmeiser as blackmailing pornographic movie subscribers with charges and public embarrassment unless they paid a $3,000 fee. The scam consisted of the duo uploading pornographic movies to popular file-sharing sites and then sued whoever downloaded the links. They posed […]

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Koh Phangan Police Crackdown on Nitrous Oxide Balloons

October 25, 2017

Police on Koh Phangan arrested at least one man in a crackdown on illegal hostels, the Samui Times reports. On October 6th, police arrested Wasant Damchuay, manager of Echo Beach Bar, for failing to obtain a permit for the business. He was also charged with selling medicine without permission for selling balloons filled with nitrous […]

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Thailand Company Registrations Rise

October 18, 2017

According to The Nation, the number of newly-registered companies in Thailand has risen 8% since last year. A report by the Business Development Department last month showed a total of 6,532 new companies having been registered. Most of these were in the construction, real estate, transportation and restaurant industries, indicating that now is a good […]

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Government Urged to Pass New Labor Laws Before Year’s End

October 18, 2017

Thailand’s Confederation of Thai Labor has called for the government to pass amendments to the Labor Protection Act quickly, for fears that they may be opposed by the NLA, Bangkok Post reports. When the bill is enacted, it will provide workers with better maternity leave, business leave and redundancy packages. Manas Kosol, the president of the Confederation […]

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Government Urged to Pass New Labor Laws Before Year’s End

October 17, 2017

Thailand’s Confederation of Thai Labor has called for the government to pass amendments to the Labor Protection Act quickly, for fears that they may be opposed by the NLA, Bangkok Post reports. When the bill is enacted, it will provide workers with better maternity leave, business leave and redundancy packages. Manas Kosol, the president of […]

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Chief Wahoo Trademark Case Ongoing

October 16, 2017

According to a report by Crain’s Cleveland Business, the legal battle over Chief Wahoo, the logo of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, is still ongoing. Native Americans and campaigners have deemed it “offensive”, along with the Redskins trademark. The US Trademark Act states that trademarks consisting of “immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter” or “matter which […]

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Singapore to Regulate Bitcoin-Based Businesses

October 6, 2017

According to Bitcoin, Singapore will not regulate crypto-currency, but only businesses which are based on it. Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently stated that the organization did not recognize Bitcoin as legal tender, and that the MAS will likely seek to regulate companies providing bitcoin […]

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New Regulations for Visa Extensions

October 3, 2017

Cambodia, a country known for relaxed immigration policies, is tightening restrictions for extensions of working visas, AEC News Today reports. From October 2nd 2017, those applying to extend EB business visas need to have a number of documents to support their applications. The required documents are as follows: Employment letter (original) or Work permit card […]

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Court Slams Company for Cancer-Causing Baby Powder

September 28, 2017

A 63-year old California woman has been awarded the biggest-ever payout from Johnson & Johnson in their latest cancer case, according to Intellihub. A Los Angeles jury ordered the company to pay $417 million in damages to Eva Echeverria last month, after it was discovered that the ovarian cancer she is dying from was caused […]

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Pattaya Bans Alcohol Sales on Beaches

September 27, 2017

According to Pattaya Mail, a ban is being implemented on alcohol sales on Pattaya and Jomtien beaches. Vendors are also now required to wear aprons, and are prohibited from subleasing their plots on the beaches. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act 2008 dictates that alcohol can only be sold between the hours of 11am-2pm and 5pm-mdnight. […]

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