The Royal Thai Police Headquarters Order Re: Rules and Conditions in the Consideration of Alien Applications for Temporary Stay in the Kingdom of Thailand stipulates new requirements for aliens obtaining permission to stay in Thailand. The Order introduces significant changes to the basis for consideration of alien applicants and required documentation. In order to be granted a visa in the case of employment with a registered Thailand company or partnership, the applicant must receive a monthly income from the sponsoring company in the amount stipulated in the Order (50,000 baht for European Countries, Australia, Canada, Japan and USA; 45,000 baht for South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong; 25,000 to 35,000 baht for other countries). Among other qualifications, the sponsoring company must have a registered capital of not less than 2 million baht, must have funds sufficient to pay the salary of the employee for one year and must have a ratio of at least one alien employ to four Thai permanent employees. Branch offices of International trade enterprises and Regional Offices are permitted a ratio of one alien for every two Thai nationals.Applicants for investment visas must show proof of a money transfer into Thailand in an amount no less than 3 million baht and must show proof of investment. Applicants for retiree visas must be over 50 years of age. They must have at least 800,000 baht deposited in a Thailand bank account and show proof of income of not less than 65,000 baht per month. (The former regulations still apply for aliens who received a retirement visa under the former legislation.) For aliens who entered Thailand before this Order came into force, the Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau shall consider and decide on the particular case based on the prevailing reasons and circumstances within 1 year from the effective date hereof.

His Majesty the King issued a Royal Decree under the provision of the Revenue Code governing the exemption of revenue. The 26 December 2004 disaster in six provinces in Southern Thailand affected the ability of debt repayment requiring financial institutions and other creditors to restructure debt. In order to promote debt restructuring, debtors are exempted from income tax, value added tax, specific business tax and duty stamps on income obtained from proceedings related to debt restructuring in the period between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2006.

The Ministry of Commerce issued Regulation No. 102/2549 which may require Thai shareholders in certain categories of mixed venture companies to show their source of capital when registering a new company. The new regulation, which is planned to go into effect on 15 August 2006, is intended to discourage the practice of nominee shareholders by requiring all Thai shareholders to present evidence of genuine financial stake.
Regulation No. 102/2549 is said to require all Thai shareholders in the following types of partnerships and limited companies to submit evidence of their source of capital when registering a new company registration: (1) Partnerships or limited companies in which foreign shareholders hold over 40% of the shares. (2) Partnerships or limited companies in which foreign shareholders hold less than 40% of the shares, but a foreigner is the director of the company or partnership.
The following types of documents may be submitted by the Thai shareholders as evidence of the source of capital: (1) Copy of a bank book or bank statements retroactive for 6 months (2) A document issued a bank certifying the financial status of the shareholders (3) Copy of evidence showing the source of money for investment.

A bilateral trade Accords to agreement (TIFA) may have report ion been reached between the United States and Cambodia . The agreement is supposed to increase trade and investment between the two countries and covers issues including intellectual property rights, trade facilitation and customs arrangements. The agreement is part of the Bush administration's "Enterprise for Asian Initiative", an initiative seeking to strengthen US trade and economic ties with Asian member countries.