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SHINAWATRA’S BUSINESS NETWORK

AIS Advanced Info Service (AIS) and affiliated businesses such as
Advance Mobile Broadband Co., Ltd.
Mobile Life
Mobile from Advance
Datanet
GSM Advance
GSM 1800
One-2-Call
BB (Blackberry) mobile phone
Vertu
Faxlite Co., Ltd.
iZone Co., Ltd.
Telewiz

Alpine Golf Course and Housing Estate Thaksin bought the 500 rai Bt747million property at very low price amid allegations that the site was bequeathed to the Thammikaram Temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan by a devout Buddhist.

CS Loxinfo Internet service provider.

Praram 9 Hospital Partially owned by the Shinawatra family.

PTT Pcl Thaksin’s nestegg. Supplies PTT, Caltex, Bangchak and Shell. When state-owned PTT went public in November 2001, the Thaksin administration sold a 30 percent stake, which was quickly taken up by Shinawatra nominees cronies and their associates, primarily the Jungrungreangkit and Mahagitsiri clans.

PTT’s Petrochemicals and Refining wing consolidates the company's shareholdings in such companies as Thai Oil, Rayong, Star Oil, and Bangchak. Shell has since sold all of its shares to PTT Exploration and Production Public Co., Ltd.

Siam Gas and Picnic PTT maintains its monopoly of the Thai natural gas and liquified petroleum gas markets through Siam Gas and Picnic with a network of 1,015 LPG retail outlets supported by 113 LPG bottling plants.

SC Asset Corp Pcl Chaired by Yingluck Shinawatra. Projects include:
Grand Bangkok Boulevard, Ramindra-Navamin (Under a Thaksin Cabinet resolution in 2003, a new road was cut from Ratchadapisek to Ramintra Km 4.5, to increase the plot’s value).
Life Bangkok Boulevard Ratchavipha
Life Bangkok Boulevard Petchkasem 81
Bangkok Boulevard Rajapruek-Rama V
Work Place Ratchada-Ramindra
Vista Avenue Petchkasem 81
Vista Park Changwattna
Vista Park, Prachachuen
Centric Scene Condominium, Aree 2
Centric Scene Sukhumvit 64

SC Park Hotel Used as a base for meetings by the UDD. Also housed the UDD leaders.

SC Matchbox Co A full service advertising agency - handled public relations for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Thai Rak Thai Party since the founding of the party three years ago. Also handled government contracts through then PM Thaksin.

Shinawatra Thai Silk Co

Shinawatra Tower (for lease)

Shinawatra University

Thai Air Asia The Shinawatra family is said to hold a majority shareholder by nominee in Thai Air Asia, through Asia Aviation which is 51 percent owned by Sittichai Veerathummnoon, following the sale of Shin Corp. Note: The Thaksin government allowed Air Asia to open new domestic and international routes that overlap the routes of Thai Airways International. As a result, THAI was forced to reduce its domestic and international flights and cancelled profitable routes, amid allegations that it was forced by the government to make way for Air Asia.

Thaicom Satellite Plc formerly Shin Satellite. Airs red-shirts’ People’s Channel (PTV) which provides free satellite dishes to the provincial areas, giving rural folks access to just one station, opening them to communist-style brainwashing propaganda tactics.

PHANTHONGTAE SHINAWATRA’S BUSINESSES

Voice TV Co., Ltd. an around-the-clock online and satellite television channel founded in November 2009 by Panthongtae Shinawatra and Pinthongtae Shinawatra. Programmes include an English-language news analyses by ML Nattakorn Devakula and in-depth talks by Jom Phetpradap and Tuangporn Asawawilai, former staff members of iTV.

JJ Mall airconditioned mall behind Chatuchak Weekend Market

How Come Entertainment Co An entertainment firm which was awarded an exclusive advertising contract for the Bangkok Metro and many other government contracts when his father was prime minister, irregardless that the advertising concession for the subway had previously been awarded to the long established Triad Networks Company

Panthongtae is chief executive and president of How Come. Other executives include Aiyakup Kritboonyaleai (daughter of Darunee), Hana Tassanavalai and Nantasit Jamsomboon.

YAOWAPHA WONGSUWAT’S BUSINESSES (concealed ownership)

Ascon Construction Plc held jointly with the Wilailak family, owner of Samart
Beverly Hills Housing Project
Capital OK
Chinnicha Ville
M Link Asia Corporation Plc
Portal Net Company
Riverside Privacy in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family
Srangsin Property Co Ltd
Traffic Corner Holdings Plc won advertising concession from the Tourism Authority as well as cable TV concessions from the Public Relations Department
WinCoast Industrial Park Plc in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family

SUPPORTERS OF THAKSIN AND UDD
Scanner Electric International Co Ltd produces Misushita appliances. Owned by Somwang Asarasee , a UDD core leader and owner of the Truth Today trademark. Somwang also owns Krung Siam Beverage, producer of Commando Bear energy drink.

Darunee Kritboonyalai known for her extremely extravagant spending habits and shocking dress style aimed at catching media attention. Shareholder of Oishi Restaurants, producers of Oishi Green Tea. Family owns troubled company that produces Senator brand air conditioning.
Grand Waroros Palace Hotel UDD Base in Chiang Mai
Imperial World Department Store Hosts of UDD meetings.
Imperial Lardprao houses UDD’s People Channel
Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Controlled by the Watannavekin Family, led by Khunying Natthika Angubolkul. Sister Panida is the wife of Peua Thai Party Deputy Pornthep Thepkanchana. Family owns Amarin Plaza, Amarin Tower, Erawan Bangkok, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Regency Hua Hin and Barai Spa Hotel.

FAMILIES THAT BENEFITTED FROM THAKSIN’S POLICY CORRUPTION

Jungrungruengkit Family of the Thai Summit Group of Companies. Includes
Summit Footwear
Windwill Golf Club and Housing Project
Picnic
Siam Gas
Prayudh Mahagitsiri and Family, own Thai Copper Industry, Thai Film Industry and Thainox Co Ltd as well as the following:
Riverside Privacy Condominium
Mountain Creek Golf Course, Khao Yai
Lakewood Golf Course, Bangna
411 Entertainment (TV soap film production)
Quality Coffee, producers of Nescafe
Maleenond Family Channel 3
BEC World
Asavabhokin Family of Land and House Co Ltd
Raksiaksorn Family King Power Duty Free Shops

SYMPATHISERS BY ASSOCIATION

Real Estate Pinehurst Golf Course
Bonanza Resort and Golf Course
Amata Industrial Estate
Hospitals Paolo Hospital
Vibhavadee Hospital
Media Thai Rath Newspaper
Khao Sod Newspaper
Matichon Newspaper
Daily News Newspaper
Prachathai website
Religious Dhammakaya Temple
Services Black Canyon Restaurants
GMM Grammy
RS Entertainment
Cherdchai Tour
Ratchasima Tour
Ran Ya Nueng (Nueng Pharmaceutical store)

REFERENCES

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/...in_Thailand.pdf
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/26...cs_30014674.php
http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/...f-darkness.html
http://www.politicalfriendster.com/showCon...90&id2=3912
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/rea...tion+Commission
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/econom...oses-its-lustre
http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Subway/howcome.shtml
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/02/17...ss_20001027.php
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/02/17...ss_20001027.php
http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news06/172-AirAsia.shtml

Bangkok Post, February 16, 2006 "New firm raises nominee question"
by Kositchotethana, Boonsong

www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-77345779.html
www.bangkokpost.com/.../sc-asset-still-cautious-but-ready-to-respond-to-upturn
http://www.scasset.com/img/annual/SC%20ASSET_eng_2006.pdf
http://www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?new...B18735A2C957CDC
http://www.fnweb.com/thailand/companyinfo/...PANY_CODE=MLINK
1 Oct 2003
virtualreview.org/thailand/zoom/.../hotel-chiang-mai-ch-hotel
http://www.antithaksin.com/BlankForm.php?Aid=0801030
http://www.thaipro.com/thailand_00/4033-th...dget-hotels.htm

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
1. Anon, Thailand Legal Basics, Tilleke & Gibbins, International Ltd, March 2003.
http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com/Publicati...d_legal_basics/

2. Pasuk Phongpaichit and Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, Silkworm Books, Reprint edition, June 1999.

3. Nualnoi Treerat, Thailand: Fight against Corruption, Political Economy Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2000.
http://www.fes.or.kr/Corruption/papers/Thailand.htm

4. Pasuk Phongpaichit, Nualnoi Treerat, Yongyuth Chaiyapong and Chris Baker, Corruption in the Public Sector in Thailand: Perception and Experience of Households. Political Economy Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2000.

5. Anon, Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2003, Transparency International, July 2003.
http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_....07.cpi.en.html

6. Kanokkan Anukansai, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Radio Broadcasts, Thailand, Transparency International, 2003.
http://www.transparency.org/toolkits/2002/...io_thailand.pdf

7. Kanokkan Anukansai, Transparency Youth Camp, Thailand, Transparency International, 2003.
http://www.transparency.org/toolkits/2002/...mp_thailand.pdf

8. Anon, OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Ratification Status as at 10
March 2004, OECD.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/13/1898632.pdf

9. Jeremy Pope, Confronting Corruption: The Elements of a National Integrity System, Transparency International, 2000.
http://www.transparency.org/sourcebook/index.html

10. Anon, THAILAND – A Country Study, Federal Research Division, U.S. Library of Congress, September 1987.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/thtoc.html

11. Lee Kim Chew, THAILAND: Taking the bite out of the Thai press, The Straits Times, Friday, February 27, 2004.

12. Li Choy Chong, Lectures of the course ”International Management: Asia” that took place at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of St Gallen, 2004.

13. Anon, Attacs on the Press 2003: Documented Cases from Asia for 2003, Committee to Protect Journalists, 2003.
http://www.cpj.org/attacks03/asia03/thai.html

14. Duangkamol Chotana and Frank Flatters, Corruption in Thailand: The Media are Only the Messengers, The Nation, Bangkok, April 19, 2001.

15. Anon , Source Book 2000, Chapter 5, Transparency International, 2000.
www.transparency.org/sourcebook/

16. Anon, Government meddling leads to self-censorship, Bangkok Post, December 29, 2003.
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES IN THAI
Constitutional Court. 30 May 2007, decision p. 2 3-5/2550.

Nualnoi Treerat, et al. 2003. Civic participation in monitoring Tambon Administrative Organizations, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.

Pasuk Pongpaichit, et al. 1998. Corruption in Thai bureaucracy. National Counter Corruption Commission, Bangkok.

Pasuk Pongpaichit, et al. 2003. Business, state, and corruption. National Counter Corruption Commission, Bangkok.

Rosana Tositrakul, et al. 2005. The brave men against corruption: Five case studies; a study on impacts and violence against civic monitoring
of corruption, Papyrus Publication, Bangkok.

Supachai Yawaprapas, et al. 2001. Bureaucrats?perspectives on corruption and position buying. Office of the Civil Service Commission, Bangkok.