Thailand probes Chabad leader's relatives, 19 firms and land after citizenship revoked
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Thai authorities are investigating relatives of Chabad Thailand president Yosef Chaim Kantor, 19 linked companies and his land after his citizenship was revoked, Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwanchawee said on Friday, October 30. A DSI case file indicates he kept using American nationality after naturalisation.
Why it matters
Officials say firms exceeding foreign shareholding limits will be treated as nominee businesses, and assets could be seized or sold, showing how authorities are enforcing rules on nationality, company ownership and land holdings.
What's next
The Department of Lands will establish when each of Kantor's plots was bought, and any plot acquired unlawfully while he was a Thai citizen will be put up for forced sale.
Key dates
- October 30, 2026Deputy Interior Minister Phonphee Suwanchawee said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had signed the order revoking Kantor's Thai citizenship, and outlined the investigations.
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