A publication license is required by the publication Act B.E. 2550 for any magazine or printed material published for sale in Thailand.
Application Requirements
Checking whether the name of the magazine or printed material is available is the first step in submitting an application for a publication license. Once this has been verified, the following conditions must be met in order to submit an application to the Ministry of Culture:
- There must be at least three-quarters (3/4) Thai directors on the board and at least seventy percent (7%) Thai ownership of the company.
- The Editor or Owner must be at least 20 years old, a resident of Thailand, not mentally or physically disabled, and should never have been imprisoned other than for a minor infraction or negligence.
- The printer, publisher, editor, and/or owner of the newspaper must provide a medical check-up certificate and be inspected for criminal record with the Royal Thai Police
- Name, aims, language, issuing term, type of printed content, and other details are needed to prepare the application, although these are not the only ones. You should also include an example of the magazine's name and header.
- Once a publishing license has been granted, the publisher must apply for an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), which will require a sample of the publication's front and back covers.