Thailand is cracking down on nominee companies just as it prepares to relax parts of the Foreign Business Act. This briefing maps the real legal paths — Thai-majority firms, BOI, Treaty of Amity, rep offices and FBLs — and explains who each structure actually works for.
Thai police raids on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan signal an end to decades of “nominee” business tricks. An investigative look at dawn arrests, the 7,000 companies under scrutiny, legal fault lines, expat fallout, and what’s next as Thailand’s foreign-front era closes.