Thai Authorities Purge 7 Suspected Nominee Companies in Nakhon Phanom

MGR Online•Society•19d ago

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Authorities in Nakhon Phanom are investigating seven companies suspected of being foreign nominees after discovering they used local residents' homes as registered offices without permission.

•Joint operation conducted on September 3 by DBD, Nakhon Phanom Immigration, and local administration.
•Seven companies are under investigation for using residential homes in Na Kae and Wang Yang districts as fake offices.
•Homeowners denied knowing the foreign directors or shareholders and never authorized the use of their addresses.
•The Registrar has given the involved parties 15 days to provide explanations or face legal action.

Overview

•The Department of Business Development (DBD), Na Kae-Wang Yang administration, and Nakhon Phanom Immigration conducted field inspections on September 3.
•Inspections in Nong Bo and Nong Sang sub-districts of Na Kae district revealed that several registered companies were actually residential homes with no business operations.
•Homeowners confirmed they do not know the foreign directors or shareholders and did not permit their addresses to be used for company registration.
•Nakhon Phanom Immigration is checking the travel records of foreign directors and shareholders to compare with company registration dates.
•Authorities are tracing individuals who signed registration documents, document certifiers, Thai and foreign shareholders, and accountants.
•The Registrar of the Department of Business Development ordered directors and shareholders of the seven companies to clarify facts within 15 days.
•If parties fail to clarify or are found to have provided false information or forged documents, the Registrar will cancel the registrations and pursue maximum legal action.
•Authorities advised affected homeowners to file police reports to prove they are not involved in the companies' activities.

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Key Entities

Organization

Department of Business Development(กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า)

The government agency whose registrar is summoning involved parties for clarification.

Nakhon Phanom Immigration(ตรวจคนเข้าเมืองจังหวัดนครพนม)

The agency checking travel records of foreign directors and shareholders to identify nominees.

I He Yuan Siam Trading Co., Ltd.(บริษัท ไอ เหอ หยวน สยาม เทรดดิ้ง จำกัด)

One of the seven legal entities under investigation for using a residential address in Nong Bo, Na Kae.

Person

Pol. Lt. Col. Kiatikhun Duangkaew(พ.ต.ท.เกียรติคุณ ดวงแก้ว)

The Inspector of Nakhon Phanom Immigration who led the inspection of registered locations.

Place

Nakhon Phanom(นครพนม)ℹ️

The province where the investigation into suspected nominee companies is taking place.

Na Kae District(อ.นาแก)ℹ️

A district in Nakhon Phanom where suspected company addresses were located.

Wang Yang District(อ.วังยาง)ℹ️

A district in Nakhon Phanom where suspected company addresses were located.

Nong Bo Sub-district(ต.หนองบ่อ)

A sub-district in Na Kae district where company offices were falsely registered.

Nong Sang Sub-district(ต.หนองสังข์)

A sub-district in Na Kae district where company offices were falsely registered.