Phonphee targets nominee land holdings resolution by September

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

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Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwannachawi orders an investigation into over 11,000 companies suspected of being land-holding nominees to be completed by September 2026.

•Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwannachawi announced the discovery of approximately 11,000 companies suspected of being land-holding nominees.
•Approximately 2,200 companies have already been identified as illegally holding land with foreign shareholders exceeding Thai shareholders.
•The estimated value of the suspected land holdings has risen from 65 billion baht two weeks ago to 85 billion baht.
•The investigation and legal proceedings for these companies must be concluded by the end of September 2026.

Overview

•Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Supajee Suthamphan chaired a joint meeting between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice on September 15, 2026, at the Government House.
•Approximately 2,200 companies are confirmed to have foreign shareholders exceeding Thai shareholders in violation of the law, while over 11,000 companies are suspected nominees.
•The preliminary estimated value of the land held by these suspected companies is 85 billion baht.
•The Department of Lands will expedite investigations into all land-holding companies to enforce the sale of the land.
•The Royal Thai Police, Department of Business Development, Department of Lands, and Department of Provincial Administration will jointly investigate the 11,000 suspected companies to determine if they are nominees.
•Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwannachawi set the deadline for the completion of these investigations by the end of September 2026.
•Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwannachawi clarified that deportation laws signed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul are not used indiscriminately and may not apply to land possession cases.

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Key Entities

Person

Phonphee Suwannachawi(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Supajee Suthamphan(ศุภจี สุธรรมพันธุ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce.

Ruttapon Naowarat(รุทธพล เนาวรัตน์)

Minister of Justice.

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

A government ministry involved in investigating nominee land holdings.

Ministry of Justice(กระทรวงยุติธรรม)ℹ️

A government ministry involved in the meeting regarding nominees, grey capital, and scammers.

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

A government ministry involved in the investigation of nominees.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

An agency collaborating to investigate suspected nominee companies.

Department of Lands(กรมที่ดิน)

The agency responsible for investigating and enforcing the sale of land held by illegal companies.

Department of Business Development(กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า)

An agency collaborating to investigate suspected nominee companies.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

An agency collaborating to investigate suspected nominee companies.

Ministry of Labour(กระทรวงแรงงาน)ℹ️

A ministry to be invited to future meetings.

Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตในภาครัฐ)

An agency to be invited to future meetings.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

A ministry that may be invited to review company tax bases.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the joint meeting took place.

Huai Khwang(ห้วยขวาง)ℹ️

The area where a pub case involving five foreigners occurred.