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Thai DSI Targets 34 Companies So Far in Nominee Shareholder Probe on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui

Thailand's DSI is investigating 34 companies on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan suspected of illegally using Thai nationals as cover for foreign ownership.

13 May The Phuket Express

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Surat Thani — Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has launched a sweeping investigation into 34 companies so far, registered on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, Surat Thani province, suspected of using Thai nationals as “nominee shareholders” to conceal foreign ownership. Pol Lt Col Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the DSI told the Phuket Express that […] Thai DSI Targets 34 Companies So Far in Nominee Shareholder Probe on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

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