People's Party discusses Game Industry Promotion Act

Thairath•Politics•2d ago

Reader Briefing

The People's Party organized a focus group to gather feedback on the Game Industry Promotion Act before submitting it to Parliament.

•The meeting took place on July 18, 2026, at Glowfish Sathorn, Bangkok.
•Representatives from the People's Party, including Isariya Pairiphairit and Phuriwat Jaisamran, presented the draft law.
•Over 30 representatives from game publishers, developers, consumers, and e-sports networks attended.
•The People's Party aims to make Thailand the first world-class game industry hub in Southeast Asia.

•On July 18, 2026, the People's Party held a small group meeting at Glowfish Sathorn in Bangkok to listen to opinions on the draft Game Industry Promotion Act.
•Isariya Pairiphairit and Phuriwat Jaisamran presented the key contents of the draft law to prepare for future parliamentary consideration.
•The meeting included over 30 participants from four main ecosystem groups: publishers, developers, consumers/gamers, and e-sports networks.
•The draft Game Industry Promotion Act proposes five main guidelines: promoting developers, upgrading e-sports, protecting professions, providing funding, and protecting consumers.
•Participants identified obstacles to growth as a lack of clear policy support, funding infrastructure, and certain legal constraints.
•The meeting reached a consensus that Thailand needs laws that truly promote the potential of workers rather than focusing on control or restrictions.
•The People's Party will compile the feedback and insights to refine the Game Industry Promotion Act before pushing it to Parliament.

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People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party that drafted the Game Industry Promotion Act to unlock the potential of the Thai creative economy.

Game Industry Promotion Act(พ.ร.บ.ส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมเกม)

A draft law aimed at making Thailand a world-class game industry hub in Southeast Asia.

Isariya Pairiphairit(อิสริยะ ไพรีพ่ายฤทธิ์)

A list-proportional Member of Parliament and representative of the People's Party.

Phuriwat Jaisamran(ภูริวรรธก์ ใจสำราญ)

A Member of Parliament for Bangkok and representative of the People's Party.

Glowfish Sathorn

The venue in Bangkok where the People's Party held the focus group meeting.

Bangkok(กรุงเทพฯ)ℹ️

The city where the focus group meeting took place.