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September 6, 2026
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun and Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee discuss plans to establish a permanent team to investigate nominee businesses and trace historical shareholder changes.
The Department of Business Development, Department of Provincial Administration and Department of Lands will link and exchange information, creating a shared database for cross-checking company registrations, shareholder changes, related individuals and land ownership.
The database will be updated monthly, allowing officials to trace connections across the three areas and investigate changes in ownership structures.
A key part of the plan is to examine historical records rather than relying only on current company structures. Officials said some companies had increased Thai shareholdings after the government intensified its campaign against nominees, apparently to make their documents comply with the law and avoid scrutiny. Polpheer said the public should be confident that changes to shareholder structures would not prevent retrospective investigations. “We have already requested the Department of Business Development to provide historical shareholder-change records, particularly for companies in the target group,” he said.
The investigation will focus on protecting Thai businesses and legitimate operators from unfair competition by foreign capital using nominee arrangements. It will also seek to prevent foreigners from acquiring Thai land through individuals or legal entities acting as nominees. Polpheer said cases would not end with the individuals or companies currently listed in official records. Authorities would trace earlier ownership and expand investigations to all involved parties. Accounting firms, law firms and others who helped establish or register companies could also face legal action if they were found to have knowingly participated in wrongdoing.
State officials who were found to have facilitated illegal activities or used their authority to benefit foreigners would also be investigated and prosecuted without exception. The two ministries will now maintain a permanent working arrangement rather than relying on one-off operations. The linked “company-person-land” data system is intended to close loopholes in nominee arrangements involving both business operations and land ownership.
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Thailand forms permanent team to hunt nominee businesses and trace ownership changes
By Pattaya MailSeptember 6, 2026
The Department of Business Development, Department of Provincial Administration and Department of Lands will link and exchange information, creating a shared database for cross-checking company registrations, shareholder changes, related individuals and land ownership.
The database will be updated monthly, allowing officials to trace connections across the three areas and investigate changes in ownership structures.
A key part of the plan is to examine historical records rather than relying only on current company structures. Officials said some companies had increased Thai shareholdings after the government intensified its campaign against nominees, apparently to make their documents comply with the law and avoid scrutiny. Polpheer said the public should be confident that changes to shareholder structures would not prevent retrospective investigations. “We have already requested the Department of Business Development to provide historical shareholder-change records, particularly for companies in the target group,” he said.
The investigation will focus on protecting Thai businesses and legitimate operators from unfair competition by foreign capital using nominee arrangements. It will also seek to prevent foreigners from acquiring Thai land through individuals or legal entities acting as nominees. Polpheer said cases would not end with the individuals or companies currently listed in official records. Authorities would trace earlier ownership and expand investigations to all involved parties. Accounting firms, law firms and others who helped establish or register companies could also face legal action if they were found to have knowingly participated in wrongdoing.
State officials who were found to have facilitated illegal activities or used their authority to benefit foreigners would also be investigated and prosecuted without exception. The two ministries will now maintain a permanent working arrangement rather than relying on one-off operations. The linked “company-person-land” data system is intended to close loopholes in nominee arrangements involving both business operations and land ownership.
Thailand forms permanent team to hunt nominee businesses and trace ownership changes - Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Commerce and Interior ministries have agreed to establish a permanent joint team to investigate nominee businesses and foreign landholding arrangements, with officials warning that changing shareholders will not shield those involved from scrutiny. Commerce Minister...
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Jänkare är rätt duktiga på att bygga skräp. Vi i Sverige som har en helt annan nivå, tro mig.
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Det är ju spånskiva med lite gips, om man har tur när dom bygger hus.
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Han bygger inte själv utan betalar i stället andra för att göra jobbet. Det är ett thailändskt hus som byggs av thailändska arbetare. Man kan inte jämföra Sverige med andra länder. Det är nog därför vi ofta anser att man bygger dåligt utomlands, i Sverige har vi trots allt världens strängaste byggkrav.
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Jag kör med 15 cm betong även på innerväggar.
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Den andra som beordras lämna landet inom en vecka efter "dålig vandel" baserat på nya reglerna
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Frenchman being deported for causing religious division
A Frenchman staying on Koh Samui has been ordered to leave Thailand amid accusations his actions stirred religious division and conflict among foreign tourists.
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Tre brittiska män greps i Hua Hin, Thailand, under en massiv tillslag mot olagligt fastighetsägande.
Pensionärerna hade oskyldigt spenderat sina livsbesparingar på att köpa vad de trodde var drömhus vid havet.
Men utredarna upptäckte att de var kopplade till skenföretag som bildats med lokala partners för att kringgå lagar om utländskt ägande.
De gripna utländska medborgarna hävdade att fastighetsmäklare och advokatbyråer hade sagt till dem att det var helt lagligt att starta företagen för att köpa fastigheter. Mäklarna hjälpte dem till och med med processen.
Myndigheterna har nu beslagtagit företagsregistreringsdokument, datorer och mobiltelefoner för att spåra finansiella transaktioner och avslöja relaterade nätverk.
Polisen beslagtar också lyxvillorna till ett värde av över trehundra miljoner baht för att återföra fastigheterna till statlig kontroll - och så småningom tillbaka i thailändarnas händer.
Polischefen Samran Nualma, biträdande nationell polischef, sa: "Fastigheten måste återvinnas och återlämnas till Thailand genom den rättsliga processen."
När utlänningar förlorar sina fastigheter är det troligt att lokalbefolkningen köper dem för mycket mindre än de är värda – i många fall kanske samma advokater och agenter som gjorde försäljningarna från första början.
Pensionärerna hade oskyldigt spenderat sina livsbesparingar på att köpa vad de trodde var drömhus vid havet.
Men utredarna upptäckte att de var kopplade till skenföretag som bildats med lokala partners för att kringgå lagar om utländskt ägande.
De gripna utländska medborgarna hävdade att fastighetsmäklare och advokatbyråer hade sagt till dem att det var helt lagligt att starta företagen för att köpa fastigheter. Mäklarna hjälpte dem till och med med processen.
Myndigheterna har nu beslagtagit företagsregistreringsdokument, datorer och mobiltelefoner för att spåra finansiella transaktioner och avslöja relaterade nätverk.
Polisen beslagtar också lyxvillorna till ett värde av över trehundra miljoner baht för att återföra fastigheterna till statlig kontroll - och så småningom tillbaka i thailändarnas händer.
Polischefen Samran Nualma, biträdande nationell polischef, sa: "Fastigheten måste återvinnas och återlämnas till Thailand genom den rättsliga processen."
När utlänningar förlorar sina fastigheter är det troligt att lokalbefolkningen köper dem för mycket mindre än de är värda – i många fall kanske samma advokater och agenter som gjorde försäljningarna från första början.
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Yes, det vara samma tillslag som det skrivits om i tråden tidigare tror jag. Dvs i början/mitten av augusti?!
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Thailand warns foreign workers: No work permit, risk deportation - Hua Hin Today
Thailand issues a foreign worker warning: employers face fines for illegal hiring, while workers risk deportation. More than 74,000 workplaces inspected.
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Zooägaren som skall utvisas är "försvunnen":
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Det blev inte så långvarigt:
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French Samui zoo owner detained after deportation search
Thailand deportation proceedings move forward after officers detain the French owner of a Koh Samui animal park following an island search.
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Om detta stämmer så är det inte konstigt om Thailand vill bli av med Dimino:
"The allegations included allegedly threatening and verbally abusing the owner and teachers of a local language school; physically assaulting a Turkish national and threatening him with a knife; behaving abusively and using offensive language outside a private establishment; assaulting a foreign tourist and throwing a sign at the person; and making offensive remarks toward the tourist’s family.
The authorities also cited a social media post allegedly encouraging people opposed to foreigners from certain countries to gather at the zoo in what officials described as a symbolic political and religious demonstration that could contribute to racial, religious and political divisions.
Another incident cited by authorities involved Dimino allegedly being removed from a domestic flight after a fellow passenger was threatened."
"The allegations included allegedly threatening and verbally abusing the owner and teachers of a local language school; physically assaulting a Turkish national and threatening him with a knife; behaving abusively and using offensive language outside a private establishment; assaulting a foreign tourist and throwing a sign at the person; and making offensive remarks toward the tourist’s family.
The authorities also cited a social media post allegedly encouraging people opposed to foreigners from certain countries to gather at the zoo in what officials described as a symbolic political and religious demonstration that could contribute to racial, religious and political divisions.
Another incident cited by authorities involved Dimino allegedly being removed from a domestic flight after a fellow passenger was threatened."
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BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) has defended new rules removing eight service businesses from the list of activities requiring permission for foreign operators, saying the move is intended to reduce regulatory duplication rather than open the market without safeguards.
DBD Director-General Poonpong Naiyanapakorn said the changes do not amount to allowing foreigners to freely enter businesses reserved for Thais. The eight activities remain subject to relevant laws and oversight by specialized agencies. The eight businesses fall into three broad groups. The first includes activities already regulated by specific laws and agencies, including telecommunications services, treasury center services, secured lending and certain derivatives-related services.
The second group covers services provided exclusively within corporate groups, including administrative, human resources and information technology management services between affiliated companies, as well as guarantees provided only for affiliated companies. The third covers narrowly defined services, including space rental for electronic equipment and vending machines serving company employees, and petroleum drilling services. Officials said offshore drilling requires high levels of technology and investment, with no Thai operators currently providing some of these services.
Poonpong said removing businesses from the Foreign Business Act’s restricted list was not a new policy, noting that similar changes had already been made five times following consultations with relevant regulatory agencies. He also rejected criticism that the government was easing foreign investment rules without addressing nominee businesses, saying the DBD had actually intensified measures against nominee arrangements throughout 2026.
Under new registration requirements effective August 1, companies involving foreign shareholders or foreign signing authority must provide additional information and supporting documents. The number of newly registered companies considered at risk of using Thai nominee shareholders fell sharply to 163 in August, compared with 894 in August 2025, an 81.77% decline.
Of the 163 companies, officials assessed that 100 appeared to involve genuine Thai-foreign joint investment, while 63 were considered potentially risky nominee arrangements. Directors, shareholders and applicants have been asked to provide explanations, with further legal action to follow if irregularities are found.
Poonpong said nominee businesses had been a problem for more than 20 years and that 2026 had seen the most intensive effort yet to tackle the issue, with multiple government agencies working together. He said the DBD would continue releasing information on suspected nominee activity to increase public awareness and encourage cooperation in tackling the problem.
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Thailand defends foreign business rules, nominee cases fall 82%
By Pattaya Mail September 8, 2026BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) has defended new rules removing eight service businesses from the list of activities requiring permission for foreign operators, saying the move is intended to reduce regulatory duplication rather than open the market without safeguards.
DBD Director-General Poonpong Naiyanapakorn said the changes do not amount to allowing foreigners to freely enter businesses reserved for Thais. The eight activities remain subject to relevant laws and oversight by specialized agencies. The eight businesses fall into three broad groups. The first includes activities already regulated by specific laws and agencies, including telecommunications services, treasury center services, secured lending and certain derivatives-related services.
The second group covers services provided exclusively within corporate groups, including administrative, human resources and information technology management services between affiliated companies, as well as guarantees provided only for affiliated companies. The third covers narrowly defined services, including space rental for electronic equipment and vending machines serving company employees, and petroleum drilling services. Officials said offshore drilling requires high levels of technology and investment, with no Thai operators currently providing some of these services.
Poonpong said removing businesses from the Foreign Business Act’s restricted list was not a new policy, noting that similar changes had already been made five times following consultations with relevant regulatory agencies. He also rejected criticism that the government was easing foreign investment rules without addressing nominee businesses, saying the DBD had actually intensified measures against nominee arrangements throughout 2026.
Under new registration requirements effective August 1, companies involving foreign shareholders or foreign signing authority must provide additional information and supporting documents. The number of newly registered companies considered at risk of using Thai nominee shareholders fell sharply to 163 in August, compared with 894 in August 2025, an 81.77% decline.
Of the 163 companies, officials assessed that 100 appeared to involve genuine Thai-foreign joint investment, while 63 were considered potentially risky nominee arrangements. Directors, shareholders and applicants have been asked to provide explanations, with further legal action to follow if irregularities are found.
Poonpong said nominee businesses had been a problem for more than 20 years and that 2026 had seen the most intensive effort yet to tackle the issue, with multiple government agencies working together. He said the DBD would continue releasing information on suspected nominee activity to increase public awareness and encourage cooperation in tackling the problem.
Thailand defends foreign business rules, nominee cases fall 82% - Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) has defended new rules removing eight service businesses from the list of activities requiring permission for foreign operators, saying the move is intended to reduce regulatory duplication rather than open the market...
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Thailändska aktivister vill stoppa/begränsa firandet av det judiska nyåret i Phuket. Det är lite off topic för tråden, men det finns ändå kopplingar till tidigare tillslag mot israeliska verksamheter och sammankomster.
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Phuket group seeks to stop Jewish New Year event
A group of Phuket residents on Tuesday demanded a ban on a planned Jewish New Year celebration on the island, saying it would draw conflict to the island amid the continued Middle East war.
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HejThailändska aktivister vill stoppa/begränsa firandet av det judiska nyåret i Phuket. Det är lite off topic för tråden, men det finns ändå kopplingar till tidigare tillslag mot israeliska verksamheter och sammankomster.
Phuket group seeks to stop Jewish New Year event
A group of Phuket residents on Tuesday demanded a ban on a planned Jewish New Year celebration on the island, saying it would draw conflict to the island amid the continued Middle East war.
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Thailand presses Israeli ambassador over badly behaved tourists
Published Sep 08, 2026
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has said Thai hospitality “doesn’t mean tourists can do whatever they want”. PHOTO: AFP
BANGKOK – Thailand urged Israel to ensure its citizens respect local laws and customs after a series of incidents involving Israeli visitors fuelled tensions in some of the nation’s most popular tourist destinations.
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he had a “frank discussion” with Israeli Ambassador Alona Fisher-Kamm on Sept 8 about concerns involving some Israeli nationals.
They included entrepreneurs suspected of using Thai nominees to circumvent foreign-ownership restrictions, and tourists who have caused friction with local communities of Koh Phangan, Koh Samui and Phuket.
“Thailand is a country that welcomes tourists. But at the same time, that doesn’t mean tourists, regardless of nationality, can do whatever they want,” Sihasak told reporters in Bangkok after the meeting.
He said visitors should “respect Thai traditions, culture and local ways of life”.
Sihasak stressed that Thailand would enforce its laws against foreigners regardless of nationality.
Fisher-Kamm acknowledged the concerns and agreed to step up efforts to inform Israeli visitors about appropriate conduct in Thailand, he said.
The diplomatic intervention comes as Israeli tourism to Thailand has surged.
More than 277,000 Israelis visited Thailand in the first eight months of 2026, up about 7 per cent from the same period in 2025. Arrivals jumped almost 46 per cent in 2025 to 410,125 even as Thailand’s overall foreign tourist arrivals declined more than 7 per cent.
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The government is separately tightening rules governing foreign visitors.
Thailand will halve visa-free stays for tourists from most eligible countries to 30 days from Sept 15.
The government also began enforcing new deportation rules at the end of August for foreigners deemed threats to public order or found to have broken local laws.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered two foreigners be deported in less than two weeks under the tougher approach.
An Israeli national convicted by a Koh Samui court of threatening a Thai exotic-zoo owner over a “Free Palestine” banner became the first. His conduct was deemed a threat to public order and good morals, according to the government order.
Days later, Anutin ordered the deportation of the zoo owner’s French partnerfor causing disturbances and fostering divisions based on race and religion.
The tensions have also spilled into street politics.
Sondhi Limthongkul, a veteran nationalist activist whose protests helped set the stage for a military coup two decades ago, has called supporters to rally outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok on Sept 10.
His “Take Back Thailand” campaign is pressing the government to crack down on opaque foreign investment and nominee ownership structures.
The planned rally follows a smaller demonstration outside the embassy two weeks earlier, when another nationalist group called on Israeli visitors to respect Thai laws and customs.
“Tourism is important to us, but it isn’t just about income, it’s also about the dignity of Thailand,” Sihasak said. “Even a minor incident involving tourists can have an impact on international relations.” BLOOMBERG
Thailand presses Israeli ambassador over badly behaved tourists
Thailand urges Israeli tourists to respect local laws and culture amid rising tensions and tightens visa and deportation rules for foreign visitors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Chabad Patong event proceeds under tighter Phuket restrictions
Chabad Patong’s Rosh Hashanah celebration will go ahead in Phuket on September 11 at one venue, with an 800-person cap, shorter hours and tighter security.
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Hua Hin nominee crackdown intensifies as 694 entities face scrutiny - Hua Hin Today
Hua Hin nominee crackdown intensifies as 694 landholding entities face further checks over suspected foreign nominee arrangements across the seaside district.
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Israeli businessman, Thai nominees face summons
September 9, 2026
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is preparing to summon an Israeli businessman and Thai nominees over alleged illegal ownership of real estate and business operations in Pattaya and Chon Buri.
The DSI provided an update yesterday, September 8, on its crackdown on foreigners suspected of holding land and property or operating businesses in Thailand through Thai nominees.
Following its latest investigation, the DSI is preparing to summon Israeli businessman Maimon David Marsiano and Thai nationals involved in the case for questioning.
The group is being investigated over alleged illegal ownership of properties and the operation of hotels and condominiums in Pattaya and Chon Buri.
The planned summonses follow raids at three locations in Chon Buri and Pattaya on August 21. The locations included KT International Law and Business, condominium firm Cozy Beach View and Lotus Paradise Development, which operates a hotel.
During the investigation, DSI officers discovered a suspicious shareholding structure at the law firm. Employees of the firm were reportedly listed as shareholders when the company was registered, with their shares divided into proportions required by law.
The DSI suspects the structure was used to conceal Marsiano’s alleged actual ownership of the business. Officers seized documents, electronic devices and other evidence during the raids.
The DSI said the investigation involves a large number of company and asset records and could have a significant impact on the national economy.
In addition to investigating Marsiano, the DSI expanded its investigation to examine a possible connection with Thailand’s Chief Rabbi, Yosef Chaim Kantor, who obtained Thai nationality in 2017.
The DSI reportedly began examining the possible connection after finding that many businesses owned by Israeli nationals were connected to members of the Israeli community. However, the DSI has so far found no direct business connection between Marsiano and Kantor.
The agency said it is separately gathering evidence to determine whether Kantor has committed any offence since obtaining Thai nationality.
Angsuket Wisutwattanasak, Director of the Justice Affairs Bureau and head of the special case team, said officials had found several Israeli nationals operating businesses in Thailand through concealed transactions.
Angsuket said the suspected activities extend beyond Chon Buri to Pai in Mae Hong Son, Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Samui in Surat Thani, Phuket and Bangkok.
The value of real estate and other assets allegedly held by the network nationwide is estimated at tens of billions of baht, according to the DSI.
According to The Standard, no date has been confirmed for the summons. Marsiano remains under investigation and has not been charged. Kantor and the Chabad Thailand network have not commented publicly on the investigation.
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Israeli businessman, Thai nominees face summons
September 9, 2026
Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is preparing to summon an Israeli businessman and Thai nominees over alleged illegal ownership of real estate and business operations in Pattaya and Chon Buri.
The DSI provided an update yesterday, September 8, on its crackdown on foreigners suspected of holding land and property or operating businesses in Thailand through Thai nominees.
Following its latest investigation, the DSI is preparing to summon Israeli businessman Maimon David Marsiano and Thai nationals involved in the case for questioning.
The group is being investigated over alleged illegal ownership of properties and the operation of hotels and condominiums in Pattaya and Chon Buri.
The planned summonses follow raids at three locations in Chon Buri and Pattaya on August 21. The locations included KT International Law and Business, condominium firm Cozy Beach View and Lotus Paradise Development, which operates a hotel.
During the investigation, DSI officers discovered a suspicious shareholding structure at the law firm. Employees of the firm were reportedly listed as shareholders when the company was registered, with their shares divided into proportions required by law.
The DSI suspects the structure was used to conceal Marsiano’s alleged actual ownership of the business. Officers seized documents, electronic devices and other evidence during the raids.
The DSI said the investigation involves a large number of company and asset records and could have a significant impact on the national economy.
In addition to investigating Marsiano, the DSI expanded its investigation to examine a possible connection with Thailand’s Chief Rabbi, Yosef Chaim Kantor, who obtained Thai nationality in 2017.
The DSI reportedly began examining the possible connection after finding that many businesses owned by Israeli nationals were connected to members of the Israeli community. However, the DSI has so far found no direct business connection between Marsiano and Kantor.
The agency said it is separately gathering evidence to determine whether Kantor has committed any offence since obtaining Thai nationality.
Angsuket Wisutwattanasak, Director of the Justice Affairs Bureau and head of the special case team, said officials had found several Israeli nationals operating businesses in Thailand through concealed transactions.
Angsuket said the suspected activities extend beyond Chon Buri to Pai in Mae Hong Son, Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Samui in Surat Thani, Phuket and Bangkok.
The value of real estate and other assets allegedly held by the network nationwide is estimated at tens of billions of baht, according to the DSI.
According to The Standard, no date has been confirmed for the summons. Marsiano remains under investigation and has not been charged. Kantor and the Chabad Thailand network have not commented publicly on the investigation.
Israeli businessman, Thai nominees face summons
DSI prepares summonses for an Israeli businessman and Thai nominees over illegal operations in Pattaya and Chon Buri.
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