Thailand Orders December Deadline for Foreign Nominee Land Probes

Thailand Business News - Oct 25, 2026

Thailand has launched a nationwide crackdown on foreigners using Thai nominees to hold land, with investigators ordered to complete case-by-case findings by December.

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