
Thailand's New Corporate Registration Measures to Combat Nominee Practices and Mule Bank Accounts: Four Orders and Two Announcements by the DBD (Effective 1 January 2026)
The Central Partnership and Company Registration Office under Thailand's Department of Business Development (DBD) has issued four orders and two announcements, effective 1 January 2026, introducing substantive verification requirements for corporate registration. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the new measures targeting capital source verification, identity authentication, registered address validation, and authorized witness qualifications.









