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Thai- American Business www.amchamthailand.com THAI-AMERICAN BUSINESS • T-AB | V THAI-AMERICAN BUSINESS • T-AB Journal of The American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand • Volume 1, 2018 Great and Good Friends Celebrating the Historic U.S.-Thai Relationship, Forged Through Two Centuries of Trade olume 1/2018 | The American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand The American Chamber Of Commerce Also Inside: • The New SMART Visa • ICOs and Cryptocurrencies from a Thai Law Perspective • Exclusive Interview with the BOI • Farewell from Executive Director Judy Benn 2 Thai-American Business - Volume 1/2018 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K The American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand 3 THAI-AMERICAN BUSINESS ISSN-T-A 0125-0191 Contents Volume 1 | January - March 2018 6 Letter from the President 8 9 Reasons to Join AMCHAM 10 Government Engagement 12 In the Spotlight COVER STORY 16 Great And Good Friends How Two Nations Forged a Historic 16 Relationship Through 200 Years of Trade FEATURE STORIES 22 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Analysis for Individuals 24 The SMART Visa Program (Somewhat Explained) 26 ICOs and Cryptocurrencies: a Thai Law Perspective 22 30 The BOI’s Bid to Bring in American Investment SPECIAL UPDATES 34 AMCHAM Treasurer’s Report 2017 Audited Financial Statement 39 2017 Report of American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand Foundation 30 42 Bangkok Real Estate Market: An Improved Outlook for 2018 46 Legal Updates 50 Executive Director’s Remarks 54 Member News 58 AMCHAM Thailand Foundation 64 Events Roundup 76 New Members 80 AMCHAM Affinity Program 50 82 Overheard @ AMCHAM 58 4 Thai-American Business - Volume 1/2018 Volume 1 | January - March 2018 The American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand 5 Letter from the President Dear AMCHAM Members, HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies At the end of 2017, the Board elected me to a second term as President, and it’s an honor to serve the Chamber’s 650 member compa- AMCHAM BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2018 nies and 2,500 professionals again in 2018. I PRESIDENT look forward to representing all of you during Jeffrey Nygaard, Seagate what is sure to be a bittersweet year as we bid farewell to Judy Benn, who has more than VICE PRESIDENTS capably led this organization as Executive Brad Middleton, Chevron Director for the past 17 years. David Nardone, Hemaraj Land & Development Herman J. Ehrlich, Conrad Bangkok Since I first got involved in AMCHAM upon Vira-anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul, Citibank arriving in Thailand in 2006, I have witnessed Judy work tirelessly at an endless number TREASURER of events and committee meetings and Jeremy R. Osterstock, Esso consultative sessions with both the Royal Thai SECRETARY Government and the U.S. Embassy. I want to extend my deepest appreciation to Dale Lee, CoffeeWORKS her for all she has done for the Chamber over the years. GOVERNORS Judy is leaving the Chamber in a strong financial position, and her successor Parnsiree Amatayakul, IBM Thailand will take over leadership of an association that’s on firm footing. But rather than James Richard Amatavivadhana, coasting through the end of her tenure, she is actively taking on some rather Minor Retail Group substantial projects in order to chart an even more promising course for the Gregory Bastien, Chamber—you’ll be hearing more about those efforts later in this letter. American Axle & Manufacturing George Hartel, Narai Intertrade I also want to express my deepest appreciation for the members of the Board Ornkanya Pibuldham, of Governors and all the Committee Leaders who will provide stability during Bank of America Merrill Lynch the upcoming transition period; all of you are critical to the Chamber’s mission Ian Nicholls, General Motors and ensuring we continue offering good and engaging programming for our Yukontorn ‘Vickie’ Wisadkosin, members. Ford Motor Company The Board of Governors met at the end of January for a strategic planning ses- BOARD ADVISORS sion to discuss the Chamber’s course for 2018 and beyond. While the Cham- David Lyman, Tilleke & Gibbins ber’s three main areas of focus remain unchanged – advocacy, membership AMCHAM President in 1975, 1986 services, and community engagement – the Board agreed to explore a number Harold Vickery, Jr. of ways to enhance the Chamber’s offerings. Several Board members have been Prem Tinsulanonda International School tasked with investigating new initiatives like establishing advisory services for AMCHAM President in 1984 startups, improving our communications, and committee-sponsored networking events. You’ll be hearing more about the results later in the year. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Judy Benn ADVOCACY T-AB Magazine is published quarterly by Our Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, H.E. retired Ambassa- The American Chamber Of Commerce In Thailand dor Tomwit Jarnson, has now been with the Chamber for more than a year 7th Floor, GPF Witthayu Tower A and has been instrumental in increasing our engagement with the Royal Thai 93/1 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330 Government. Our efforts advocating for initiatives like the Eastern Economic Tel: +66 (0)2 254-1041 Fax: +66 (0)2 251-1605 Corridor (EEC) and the SMART Visa program have been successful, with the www.amchamthailand.com launch of the SMART Visa in February. The new SMART Visa implements Editorial Advisory Board: Judy Benn, Harold Vickery, Jr. several of the advocacy issues we have long sought such as the elimination Editorial Team: of the 90-day reporting period. This new visa is designed to attract skilled Melinda Page, Communications Director & Editor science and tech workers, investors, executives, and entrepreneurs, and [email protected] should ease visa processing issues significantly, paving the way for more Warunee Premo, Marketing & Communications Coordinator foreign talent to live and work here in Thailand. The EEC has also attracted a [email protected] host of investors with a package of incentives, and to date the government Artwork & Layout: Phaisan Nangnoi has approved 168 infrastructure development projects worth 989 billion Baht. The government aims for its ambitious EEC plan to have a positive impact Production: Scand-Media Corp., Ltd Tel.: +66 (0)2 943-7166/8 Fax: +66 (0)2 943-7169 on infrastructure, accelerate GDP growth, and bring a host of other improve- Email: [email protected] ments to the business environment. To that end, the Chamber heard from Khun Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Board of Invest- Any opinions expressed in articles in this magazine ment (BOI) Thailand during a joint chambers luncheon on February 23; Khun do not necessarily reflect the views of the Chamber. Duangjai briefed members on the BOI’s plans for attracting investment in the T-AB Magazine welcomes contributions from EEC, and expounded on how foreign businesses can take advantage of the AMCHAM members. Articles may be reproduced BOI’s promotional schemes. with acknowledgement, except those taken from other sources. 6 Thai-American Business - Volume 1/2018 The Chamber continues to work on other issues affecting In order to keep the number of scholarships from the regulatory and business environment, including ongoing dropping further, the ATF needs your help. The concerns with excessive assessed duty payments related to upcoming Silent Auction during the Governors Ball the implementation of the new Customs Act B.E. 2560. AM- is one of the biggest sources of funding for the ATF CHAM’s Customs & Excise Committee deserves thanks for Student Scholarship Program, and we are in search of their continued efforts to help member companies navigate auction items. Please consider donating products (of this challenging issue. any value—both inexpensive and high-value items are needed) or unique experiences such as a wine tasting. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES We also hope you’ll directly support individual students through our Sponsor-A-Student program, which you can The AMCHAM office provides an array of services to keep read more about on pages 58-62. member companies informed and connected, and acts as a conduit for new U.S. companies seeking to do business AMCHAM and ATF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS in Thailand. As mentioned earlier in this letter, the Board is exploring how to enhance these offerings. The Treasurer’s reports and financial statements for both the Chamber and the American Chamber Of Commerce The Chamber currently communicates with members through In Thailand Foundation can be found on pages 34-37 and a number of channels and on a number of platforms—print- 39-41. Please review the statements to learn how the ed materials including T-AB Magazine and the Membership Chamber spends its membership dues. Directory, weekly e-mail briefs, the website, Facebook, and Twitter. The Chamber is investigating ways to give our web- Although this year’s Chamber financial statements show site and e-mail communications a facelift, with a new design a deficit of just over 1 million Baht, this was better than and greater emphasis on visuals. T-AB Magazine is also the budgeted deficit of 3.3 million Baht. The Chamber is getting a new look, and you hold in your hands the first issue fortunate to have a healthy cash balance, and in 2017 of a redesigned magazine. I hope you like the results. In con- the decision was made to use some of the cash on hand cert with these changes, we’ll be increasing our social media rather than increase dues. Cash on hand also shows a presence as well. The Chamber recently created a company significant decrease due to payment of cash collected for page on LinkedIn, and I encourage you to follow that page the Myanmar and Laos Chapters, which has now been and submit appropriate content to AMCHAM’s Communica- returned to both these Chapters after establishing them- tions Director Melinda Page.
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