DSI gears up to summon Israeli national on nominee charges
AN Israeli man who is a director of a company that roped in Thai nominees to hold shares and evade Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) for the purchase of real estate is being summoned for questioning by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), PPTVHD36 said today (Sep. 8). This followed a crackdown by […]
Read MoreNominee crackdown continues with additional 14,000 companies being probed
THE intensive crackdown on nominee companies nationwide is now targeting 14,000 more firms suspected to have used Thai nationals to circumvent restrictions under Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999), Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said today (Sept. 1). Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said at Songkhla University’s Hat Yai campus during today’s roving cabinet […]
Read MoreGovt beefs up checking company registration to plug nominee loopholes
A NEW government initiative to prevent the use of Thais as nominees in business kicked off today (Aug. 1) with the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Business Development expanding scrutiny from just the initial company registration to include shareholder and director structures after this is done, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for […]
Read More11 illegal workers arrested in Pattaya crackdown
A CRACKDOWN on illegal employment at Pattaya’s Walking Street led to the arrest of 11 foreigners working here without permits, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (July 19). Mr. Sekasit Sawanyathipati, deputy director-general of the Labour Ministry’s Department of Employment and head of the Centre for the Prevention and Suppression of Illegal Labour, led […]
Read MoreCommerce Ministry crackdown leads to big drop in nominee-prone businesses
A NATIONWIDE crackdown by the Commerce Ministry over the past eight months has led to over 65% drop in businesses at risk of using nominees with more tough measures being launched on Aug. 1, TV Channel 7 said today (June 22). Investigation of accounting firms in eight tourist provinces, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong […]
Read MoreThird phase of nominee crackdown in Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga kicks off
THE THIRD phase of a large-scale crackdown on nominee networks in Phuket, Krabi, and Phang Nga provinces was launched today (June 20) with police helped by multiple agencies in stamping out illegal activities, PPTVHD36 said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Nophasin Phoolsawat, commander attached to the Office of the Commissioner General of Police, presided over the […]
Read MoreIsraeli man nabbed in Koh Phangan nominee crackdown
AN ISRAELI man was arrested as soon as he arrived at Koh Samui Airport this morning (June 10) on charges of using Thai nominees to buy a plot of land on Koh Phangan, TV Channel 7 said. The arrest of Mr. Eden Alisa, 30, is part of an operation to dismantle illegal nominee networks […]
Read More3 foreign suspects held in Pai nominee crackdown
THREE foreign nationals were arrested in a crackdown on illegal use of Thai nominees to operate business and working without a permit in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province, today (June 6), Naewna newspaper said. The raid was mounted after Pol. Maj. Gen. Sarawut Khonyai, commander of Immigration Bureau Region 5, ordered all units […]
Read MoreNominee crackdown in tourist areas shows over 50,000 Thais are involved
AN ONGOING crackdown on nominees in tourist areas revealed that over 50,000 Thais have assumed this role on behalf of foreigners with further investigation and legal proceedings continuing, Naewna newspaper said today (May 18). Mr. Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, director-general of the Department of Business Development, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had assigned his agency to […]
Read MoreFour illegal hotels on Koh Phangan raided
IN ONGOING crackdown on foreigners using Thai nominees to invest in various businesses Koh Phangan police raided four hotels illegally operating on the popular tourist island and while one has shut down the other three were found to be running the business without a permit, Amarin TV said this evening (May 9). The island’s […]
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