Based on a third-party report and the SEC’s further investigation, it has been found that in 2017 Mr. Chiyachantana (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WORLD at the time of the offense) dishonestly diverted company assets to himself or a third party and sought unlawful gains for himself or others, causing damage to WORLD at the total amount of 30 million baht. Ms. Hongsri rendered assistance or facilitation for Mr. Chiyachantana in committing the offense. The case was related to the selling...
According to the SEC’s findings, CoinEx platform provided services as a digital asset exchange to facilitate trading and exchange of digital assets for a fee. It also solicited and advertised CoinEx services in Thailand using Thai language via social media such as Facebook and Twitter (currently named X), Medium and Telegram. In this regard, Puttipong presented himself as partner of CoinEx Thailand and the person in charge of CoinEx booth at Thailand Crypto Expo 2022 held at the Bangkok In...
Previously, the SEC filed a criminal complaint against a group of 18 persons as joint principals in the case of jointly manipulating the price or trading volume of MORE share on 10 November 2022, which misled the public regarding the price or trading volume of MORE share. Their actions constituted a violation of Section 244/3 (1) in conjunction with the presumption under Section 244/5 and Section 244/6 (as the case may be) of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (1992) (SEA) in conjunction...
The four persons under the criminal complaint were: (1) {A}, then {X1} Vice President, Vice Executive President, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, (2) {B}, then {X1} Executive Director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer - General Administration and Company Secretary, (3) {C}, and (4) {D}. The complaint was imposed on the ground of their collaboration in committing malpractice that caused damage to {X1}.In this regard, the four persons jointly arranged for {X1} to buy a land and a...
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...
Bangkok, 16 October 2017 ? The SEC has filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Mitsuji Konoshita, an executive of Group Lease PLC. (GL), with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) for committing fraud, misappropriating the company's assets and falsifying accounting records by executing concealed transactions through several associated companies abroad to exaggerate the company's operating results.With reference to the annual financial statements for the year 2016 wherein the auditor made...
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, 20 April 2017 ? The SEC has filed a criminal complaint against former directors and executives of Triton Holding Public Company Limited (TRITN) (previously named Live Incorporation Public Company Limited (LIVE)) and their associates, in the total of nine persons, with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on account of jointly committing dishonest acts to misappropriate TRITN assets, failing to perform duties responsibly, and consenting to preparation of incorrect accounting rec...