DBD strips 11,234 Bangkok entities of status

MGR Online•Economy•8d ago

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The Department of Business Development is removing 11,234 legal entities in Bangkok from the register and designating them as defunct.

•11,234 legal entities in Bangkok are being marked as defunct for failing to submit financial statements for 3 years or failing to complete liquidation.
•The list of affected entities will be announced on August 19, 2026, via the Department of Business Development website.
•Affected entities have 90 days from the announcement date to submit clarifications to the registrar.

•The Department of Business Development identified 11,234 legal entities in Bangkok to be stripped of their status, consisting of 8,446 entities that failed to submit financial statements for 3 years and 2,788 entities that failed to complete liquidation within 3 years.
•Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, Director-General of the Department of Business Development, announced the preparation of two notifications from the Bangkok Partnership and Company Registry Office regarding these removals.
•The Department of Business Development will publish the list of entities to be removed on August 19, 2026, through the official website.
•Legal entities listed in the announcement can submit clarifications to the registrar within 90 days of the announcement date to avoid immediate loss of legal entity status.
•Once a legal entity is marked as defunct, it can no longer perform any legal acts, though the liabilities of managing partners, partners, directors, and shareholders remain enforceable.
•A legal entity may apply to the court to be restored to the register within 10 years from the date the registrar removed the name.
•Poonpong Naiyanapakorn warned the public to verify the status of legal entities via the Department of Business Development website or DBD e-Service application before doing business or investing to avoid fraud.

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Poonpong Naiyanapakorn

"I warn legal entities to operate correctly according to the law to reduce business burdens, including time, expenses, and various fines."

ขอเตือนนิติบุคคลให้ปฏิบัติอย่างถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย เพื่อลดภาระในการดำเนินธุรกิจทั้งการเสียเวลา ค่าใช้จ่าย และค่าปรับต่าง ๆ

Department of Business Development(กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า)

The government agency responsible for removing defunct legal entities from the register and providing business data services.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Business Development.

Bangkok Partnership and Company Registry Office(สำนักงานทะเบียนหุ้นส่วนบริษัทกรุงเทพมหานคร)

The office issuing the notifications to remove 11,234 partnerships and companies from the register.

Bangkok(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The location where the 11,234 targeted legal entities have their head offices.

Poonpong Naiyanapakorn(พูนพงษ์ นัยนาภากรณ์)

Director-General of the Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce.