SEC has received a tip from an investor that a Facebook account named “Japhoon” (meaning Catching Stocks) may operate business without obtaining a license from SEC. After further investigation of evidence, SEC has found that Artit gave investment advice and solicited the general public to invest in securities and derivatives. In so doing, he used the Japhoon Facebook account as an advertising channel for learning courses on securities and derivatives investment and also used a Line group as a ch...
SEC has alleged that the former directors of Adamas Incorporation Public Company Limited (ADAM) and others, a total of eight persons, namely (1) Mr. Boonpiam Eamroongroj (Chairman of ADAM at the time of committing the offense); (2) Mr. Chinnavat Chinsangaram (a director of ADAM at the time of committing the offense); (3) Mr. Sarawut Phumthavorn (an independent director and member of the Audit Committee of ADAM at the time of committing the offense), and a group of five other persons, na...
Following receipt of clue information, the SEC conducted an investigation and found that since 12 January 2022, 1000X, the service provider of the website https://www.1000x.live (“1000x.live”), had provided services or presented itself to the public that it was ready to provide the digital asset exchange service in the ordinary course of business outside the digital asset exchange. Additionally, Worawat promoted 1000X’s service in the Thai language on Facebook to invite the public to use the ser...
With the case referral from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the SEC’s further investigation, it was found that the four offenders, namely (1) Mr. Win Udomrachtavanich, (2) Mr. Ratachai Teratanavat, (3) Mr. Vijchu Chantatab, and (4) Mrs. Shanya Pengpunpat had collusively manipulated share price and/or trading volume of the Market for Alternative Investment (mai)-listed TIGER between 24-29 October 2018 and on 13 November 2018 (five business days in total). According to the investigation,...
Bangkok, December 27, 2010 - The SEC filed a criminal complaint with the Economic Crime Division (ECD) of the Royal Thai Police against Q-Me Co., Ltd., TMB Leasing Co., Ltd. and six associated persons, namely, (1) Sansaruti Chanchai (or Deaw or Sirawich Hemmarach or Somneug Posri), (2) Pinij Ratanacharurat, (3) Chairat Chantapakdee, (4) Adisak Dangkomen, (5) Praweena Sodawong, and (6) Warakom Homtuanlom, for operating derivatives business (gold future agent) without license and defrauding the pu...
Bangkok, November 10, 2010 ? The SEC has filed a criminal complaint with the Department of Special Investigation against Numkrit Jeraputtiruk, former executive of UBS Securities (Thailand) Limited (UBS), for taking unlawful gains for himself or others at the expense of UBS?s clients. The complaint also alleged six other persons for aiding and abetting Numkrit?s commission of misconduct, namely (1) Pawaris Phatwongsathon, (2) Meena Kamphaengkaew, (3) Patara Thumrongvit, (4) Chalalai Saliwattana,...
Bangkok, October 6, 2015 ? The SEC filed a criminal complaint against Penkae Katekaew and Tan Lethi with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for collusively seeking unlawful gain causing damage to Bliss-Tel Public Company Limited (BLISS). The SEC found that Penkae and Tan, then holding position as BLISS investment board members having power to make securities investment decision and approval on behalf of the company, had collusively sought unlawful gain causing damage to BLISS. They de...
Bangkok, 23 January 2024 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) against former directors and executives of Crown Tech Advance Public Company Limited (AJD), (currently renamed as AJ Advance Technology Public Company Limited (AJA)) and their associates, totaling four entities, namely: (1) Mr. Amorn Meemano, (2) Mr. Pipat Patiwetphinyo, (3) Winsound (Thailand) co., Ltd., and (4) Mr. Tanachat Siriphaukham, on...
offenders and accomplices.” ______________________Remark: *SEC News No. 116/2023: “SEC files a criminal complaint against 10 offenders with the DSI for falsifying STARK financial statements, making
The SEC’s examination of facts in this case has led to the consideration that Zipmex disseminated or certified information that were potentially misleading in substance regarding digital asset prices. It was found that the information on the price and trading volume of Zipmex Token (ZMT) disclosed on *Zipmex’s digital asset exchange website was inaccurately and inconsistently presented to investors, the general public and the SEC. For example, the website did not show the trading prices fo...