SEC responds to investors to speed up investigation of STARK

Investors, STARK debenture holders, meet with the SEC, asking for STARK to investigate. Not confident in submitting the budget in time on June 16, the SEC accepts the observations for consideration. legal check In the case of an audit if the performance of duties does not meet the criteria There are both requirements “Suspend-revoke” a license

Mr. Paiboon Damrongwaree, Assistant Secretary-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed after receiving a letter of complaint from retail investors, bond holders, Stark Corporation Co., Ltd. ( public company) or STARK that investors came to request to follow up on the progress of STARK’s information auditing due to having suffered from the default of the debenture payer. In the past, the SEC itself was not calm. But the application of the law is limited. Which can now only wait for clarification from companies that announce that information will be disclosed on June 16th. Is it accurate and complete according to the fact or not? If found that there are still parts that are not clear will order the company to disclose additional necessary information. In the past, the SEC It has also reviewed its role in auditing. Always supervise listed companies and protect investors. to see if any additional improvements are needed

“The SEC is not calm. Carry out various actions in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Act and has taken appropriate action. which the bondholders understand From now on, we have to wait and see on June 16, 2023 whether STARK will reveal information. Or clarify anything. Normally, when listed companies have disclosed information, the SEC still considers that additional information needs to be disclosed. in decision-making,” Mr. Paiboon said.

For all 5 series of STARK’s 4,000 bondholders, the bondholders’ representative who submitted the letter noted that There are retail investors to buy STARK’s bonds, although all 5 series of bonds are offered to institutional investors. and large investors only In this regard, the SEC will continue to investigate. If it is found that the operation is not correct will proceed according to the law by the SEC and the SET There is a close coordination. Which since the end of the year ’65 including considering together whether the governance of listed companies is effective or not Should it need to be upgraded, need to fix anything or not?

However, in terms of supervising the performance of auditors, the SEC has imposed penalties on auditors. If inspected and found that the practice does not comply with the rules The penalty is suspension of license. and revoke license

However, STARK investors gathered to submit a complaint to the SEC after the company reported to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to seven directors who announced their resignation at the same time, then postponed submitting financial statements. In 2022, the stock market Had to temporarily suspend trading which has an impact on investors both shareholders and debentures

A bondholder representative stated that he had presented to the SEC 2 demands: 1. asking Star to refrain from acting in terms of rights between bondholders and bond issuers that would cause bondholders to be disadvantageous; and 2. Ask the SEC to investigate allegations that Stark has defrauded. Because the SEC is the highest authority in the capital market.

in the hope that the SEC will speed up its work Because many people suffer Because most of the money invested is retirement savings. In addition, STARK used to be a reliable company in the market. Financial statements and good ratings Make investors confident in investing But when that happens, ordinary investors who invest in the market feel insecure. After this, how will you dare to invest in the future, so ask the SEC to consider this as well. As for STARK, it is stated that the financial statements will be announced on Friday, June 16th. If no financial statements are submitted, then will be suspended from trading Investors, bond holders Did not expect and was quite confident that STARK would not inform the budget. because in the past there have always been defaults .

Source: Thai News Agency

Reported charges at the level of Superintendent-Deputy Superintendent, 3 officers in the case of 176 million baht account seizure

Big Joke” identified investigators summarizing the 176-million-baht account seizure case in the Thonglor area. sent for consideration until the end of the week At least 3 police officers will be charged at the level of deputy commander to superintendent.

Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakpal, Deputy Commissioner of the National Police Talking about the case of a bank account seizure of more than 176 million baht by a drug trafficker in the area of Thong Lor Police Station, which is the account of a Myanmar man who is presumed dead. And there is a financial route involved in drug trafficking.

Pol. Gen. Surachet said that the latest investigators from the case solving team summed up the case sent to him this morning. But now he hasn’t looked at and studied the expressions. Therefore, please take time to look at the idioms first. Which will be clear about the allegations by the end of this week for sure The part where the news is presented besides the director one of the police stations in Phichit Province The drug suppression police are also involved in that. admitted that other police units were actually involved But can’t tell right now. In this case, there are at least 3 police involved, consisting of 2 superintendents and 1 provincial deputy commander. Please wait for clarity at the end of the week. All of which will be charged under Section 157, while other charges are in the process of collecting evidence.

In addition, it was asked whether There are government officials or other persons involved in the attachment or not Deputy National Police Commissioner stated that request time to check But if the evidence is linked, all prosecutors will be prosecuted as well.

Source: Thai News Agency

SEC examines ITV shareholders’ meeting memorandum

The SEC will investigate the recording of the minutes of the ITV shareholders’ meeting. that are different from the facts

Mr. Paiboon Damrongwaree Assistant Secretary General The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that according to the news of the dissemination of the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting, ITV Public Company Limited does not match the clip published online.

The SEC, which is responsible for supervising the disclosure of information of listed companies, is investigating the information on such matters to see what the facts are. The disclosure of information of the listed company there is a law about Securities Act Already supervised .

Source: Thai News Agency

DASTA lays out roadmaps to raise potential of the area make local income

DASTA launches roadmap Developing special areas for sustainable tourism for 5 years (2023-2027), increasing standards according to international criteria, GSTC, STMS, UNESCO and CBT Thailand through 249 projects in 6 special areas, investing a total of 20 billion baht and distributing income to local communities. over 262,393 million baht

96 billion baht distributed to all relevant sectors To jointly integrate, promote and develop areas with tourism potential for qualitative and sustainable tourism management. Ready to apply modern management knowledge to achieve the goals set according to the mechanism for driving the strategic plan. to follow development guidelines consistent with the provincial development plan and relevant local government organizations By driving together, both the public sector, the private sector, including network partners in the area To increase the number of tourists and generate income for the local community and achieve sustainable development.

The goal is to increase the number of tourists. and visitors Including income to occur in special areas. It is expected that in 2023 there will be 23.91 million tourists and visitors, generating tourism income of 182,130 million baht and setting a goal in 2027, which is the year that the plan ends. There will be tourists and visitors in the special area. cumulative increase to 31.27 million people, or an increase of 30.78 percent from 2023, while income from tourism Expected to have income of 262,393 million baht or an increase of 44.07 percent from the year 2023.

DASTA will apply criteria according to international standards to raise the level, namely 1) the use of the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) to reach the world’s top 100 tourist destinations; special areas to become a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN); 3) the use of the Sustainable Tourism Management Standard (STMS) developed by DASTA that has been internationally certified; and 4) Thailand’s Community-Based Tourism Development Criteria (CBT Thailand), including the Creative Tourism by DASTA Development Tool, which is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. It’s a quality of life improvement. well-being of the people Create a social balance between people in tourist areas and tourists. .

Source: Thai News Agency

Indicted 12 suspects for organizing lottery money laundering

The prosecutor for a special case has indicted 12 accused of organizing gambling to launder lottery money, while “Not Kong Lottery Plus” is still waiting for additional test results. Appointment to listen to orders again 20 Jul.

Today, the special case prosecutor made an appointment to listen to the order of the case that the Special Case Investigation Officer (DSI) brought 34 special case files, 15,405 sheets of documents, together with an opinion that it was appropriate to order a prosecution against Mr. Pantawat or Not Nakvisut, Chief Executive Officer. online lottery company (9th accused) with a total of 17 people charged with organizing unauthorized electronic gambling and money laundering

As for Mr. Pantawat, he was accused of money laundering. In the case of bringing the government lottery tickets to Mr. Attakarn or Fei, the prize money was 53 million baht, while the other 16 accused were prosecuted for money laundering. And jointly arrange gambling, all 16 of which have the behavior of a walking horse function of pressing money All the accused denied

Mr. Kosolwat Intuchanyong Deputy Spokesperson of the Office of the Attorney General Revealed that he had been informed by Mr. Wirun Chanthanan, Director-General of the Office of Special Investigations, that in this case, the Office of Special Investigation received a report from the Department of Special Investigation on April 21, 2023. The working group of the Office of Special Investigations to examine evidence in this case as well meticulous resolution It was found that the facts in the case file contained sufficient evidence to bring charges against all 12 accused to the court. As for the other 10 accused, the working group has ordered additional investigations on important issues. The investigating officer has not yet sent further investigation results. The working group therefore deems it appropriate to postpone the hearing of cases concerning the accused in this group. This is until further investigation results are received from investigators. And make an appointment to listen to the order again on July 20, 2023, where the working group will speed up for investigators to quickly submit additional investigation results. As for the 6th accused, the investigating officer has separately proceeded with the prosecution.

As for the accused, 18 people escaped and issued an arrest warrant for the prosecutor. The prosecution should be indicted because the accused escaped and an arrest warrant should be issued within the statute of limitations of 15 years for the offense of money laundering. and within the age of ten years for the offense of jointly gambling.

Source: Thai News Agency

ITV submitted its 2022 balance sheet to the government.

The Department of Business Development stated that ITV Public Company Limited has submitted financial statements and list of shareholders for the year 2022 to the Department of Business Development. According to the Accounting Act B.E. 2543, public limited companies must submit their financial statements within one month from the date on which the financial statements have been approved at the general meeting.

News reports from the Department of Business Development inform that Juristic persons who must prepare financial statements and submit financial statements to the Department of Business Development It consists of registered partnerships established under Thai law. A juristic person established under foreign law Joint ventures under the Revenue Code, limited companies and public limited companies under Section 11 of the Accounting Act B.E. 2543

However, ITV Public Company Limited has submitted financial statements and list of shareholders for the year 2022 to the Department of Business Development. According to the Accounting Act B.E. 2543, public limited companies must submit their financial statements within one month from the date on which the financial statements have been approved at the general meeting. The aforementioned financial statements are the information that ITV Public Company Limited notifies to government agencies according to law. If anyone wants to know the company’s information, it can be searched through the website of the Department of Business Development. (www.dbd.go.th) Business Data Warehouse (DBD DataWarehouse+) .

Source: Thai News Agency

Analysis of “Pita” survived ITV stocks

In the event that the clip of the ITV shareholders’ meeting is released that does not match the meeting documents, how will it affect “Pita Limcharoenrat”, a candidate for Prime Minister of the Kao Farang Party? Go listen to the analysis with Asst. Prof. Dr. Yodpol Thepsittha, lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Naresuan University. – Thai News Agency

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Recommend sending clips of the ITV shareholders’ meeting to the Election Commission of Thailand

Somchai” recommends sending a clip of the ITV shareholders’ meeting to the Election Commission of Thailand.

Mr. Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, a former Election Commissioner or Election Commission of Thailand, posted a message on his personal Facebook page. In the case of disseminating audio clips of ITV’s shareholders’ meetings, the statement states that be conscious, look carefully and in detail in every matter, while the society welcomes Pitha. Lim Charoenrat said that he was free from the snare of ITV. from the dissemination of the meeting recording clip with the content that ITV does not operate a media business which does not match the minutes of the meeting which is an important evidence in the petition of the Election Commission of Thailand, the whole society is condemning and following the person who certifies the letter and the person who inspects the meeting minutes He has re-watched the clip more than 10 times. There are observations that must be given to be fair as follows

Found that the clip was interrupted during the question. and important answers It’s like a discrete recording. or cut out some sentences But when calling Jam, Ms. Thapanee Eidsrichai near midnight to observe that the tape might not have arrived completely, with Ms. Thapanee saying that it had come all And that part is presented without editing. The stumbling block may be due to the internet connection during the meeting.

Mr. Somchai also stated that he had called another reporter to ask for his opinion. He re-watched several times and said that there was a chance to hit the cut, that is, part of the trim and then come together. Because the picture stumbles and the camera angle moves, this matter needs to be the most careful. in finding an expert to analyze And ask for full clip evidence or audio recordings or witnesses who are more than the names in the report. and if there is a tape indicating the speaking time in seconds is best confirmed Cheers to Mr. Phitha Congratulations to Mr. Phitha But you have to open your eyes as wide as possible.

Mr. Somchai also stated that Watch the full clip from The Reporter (3 minutes long). There is only a second trim. In the next part of the important question and answer jitter Such a moment is called dead air, meaning there is no speaking, so it is cut off. Causing the image to jerk, so this clip is important evidence. must be sent to the Election Commission of Thailand with certification from the person who sent it And make the Election Commission’s decision on this matter likely to be in a much better direction.

“Reiterate, the owner of the clip must deliver it to the Election Commission, whereby the Election Commission will keep your name a secret. There is no negative effect, but you must be ready to launch with the Election Commission, but if it is not convenient for Mr. Phitha It can be sent with certification. Everything is going well. As for the case if the minutes of the meeting are written false, if it is true Shareholders and Mr. Pita Kao Klai can be the victims to file a lawsuit, ”said Somchai.

Source: Thai News Agency