PHUKET: About 100 Phuket businesses - especially in property and tourism - are likely to be targetted in an investigation over the next month, says the Director of Phuket's Department of Business Development.
The data-accumulation process has already been underway through January, says Director Nimid Kangkajid, rejecting the notion that some kind of ''scare'' campaign is being conducted.
People from 80 different nationalities had involvements with businesses on Phuket, said Khun Nimid, noting that those with Russian connections had been increasing most rapidly lately.
Work permits totalled 646 for Russians, he said - 327 in Phuket City, 213 in Kathu district and 106 in Thalang.
He said closest scrutiny was likely to be applied to about 100 businesses relating to property and to various aspects of tourism, including tours, diving, restaurants and bars.
To put it is proportion, he said, new companies on Phuket had increased by 1370 in 2011 and 1437 in 2012.
There were 4068 companies that had foreign partners or foreign investors who held shares of less than 50 percent and 13,615 companies with a foreign director who has authority to sign or co-sign on behalf of the company, he said.
The Department of Business Development had assessed the Phuket database in January. Officers from Bangkok would be on Phuket in February to help carry out the detailed investigation, he said.
The data-accumulation process has already been underway through January, says Director Nimid Kangkajid, rejecting the notion that some kind of ''scare'' campaign is being conducted.
People from 80 different nationalities had involvements with businesses on Phuket, said Khun Nimid, noting that those with Russian connections had been increasing most rapidly lately.
Work permits totalled 646 for Russians, he said - 327 in Phuket City, 213 in Kathu district and 106 in Thalang.
He said closest scrutiny was likely to be applied to about 100 businesses relating to property and to various aspects of tourism, including tours, diving, restaurants and bars.
To put it is proportion, he said, new companies on Phuket had increased by 1370 in 2011 and 1437 in 2012.
There were 4068 companies that had foreign partners or foreign investors who held shares of less than 50 percent and 13,615 companies with a foreign director who has authority to sign or co-sign on behalf of the company, he said.
The Department of Business Development had assessed the Phuket database in January. Officers from Bangkok would be on Phuket in February to help carry out the detailed investigation, he said.
Is this the new hype topic...after the land issues have disappeared...!?
Posted by Peter on February 2, 2013 18:56