The Commerce Ministry is investigating 200 companies suspected of acting as nominees for foreign businesses in a move to curb the so-called "grey" market, with a particular focus on restaurants and tourism-related business in four notorious areas of Bangkok.
According to Keerati Rushchano, the permanent secretary for commerce, the nominee issues have re-emerged and are increasing now that the country's tourism sector has bounced back after the easing of the pandemic and China's reopening of its borders, resulting in a flood of Chinese tourists into Thailand.
