Third 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 MoreRaid on suspected nominee zoo in Krabi
A RAID was mounted on a zoo in Krabi which the authorities suspect is being operated by foreigners using Thais as nominee shareholders today (May 29), TV Channel 7 said this evening. This southern Andaman coastal province’s Governor Angkul Silatewakul and Provincial Police Commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Sukasem Nakornwilai launched a joint operation with […]
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 MoreDSI probing 34 big nominee companies in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI), in collaboration with the Department of Business Development, is zeroing in on 34 nominee companies in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan each with assets exceeding 100 million baht and with hotels and resorts among them, Amarin TV said today (May 15). Pol.Maj.Yutthana Praedam, DSI’s director-general, said investigation of […]
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 […]
Read More500 nominee companies uncovered in Krabi raid
KRABI police raided an accounting company in this southern coastal province where they found that this same address was used to register six nominee companies with there being a large, interconnected network that has set up over 500 such companies in three southern provinces, Naewna newspaper said today (April 23). In exposing this nominee […]
Read MoreIsraelis being recruited to work illegally on Koh Phangnan?
A KOH PHAGNAN journalist shared a Facebook post today (Oct. 7) alleging that Israeli nominee companies are recruiting only their country folk or those who speak Hebrew to work for them and they could be coming here on tourist visas to illegally take up these jobs, Naewna newspaper said. Calling himself Suer Thuen (Illegal […]
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