Crowds of people enjoy foods in the famous Yaowarat area aka Bangkok’s Chinatown on Saturday night. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The chief of the Department of Business Development has warned Thai nominees of Chinese-owned shops in Yaowarat, aka Bangkok’s Chinatown, that they are liable to up to three years in jail and/or a fine of up to 1 million baht plus daily fines.
Thosapone Dansuputra, director-general of the department, on Sunday emphasised the restrictions on foreigner-owned businesseses in Thailand – and the punishments for violations of law.
The statement came after a complaint from a food vendor in Yaowarat that Chinese nationals who hold tourist visas were using Thai nominees to run shops and eateries in the…
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