From 2016-2018, there have been over 100 reported cases of fraudulent entities posing as legitimate companies in Thailand to trick foreign businesses outside Thailand to transfer money for non-existent goods. Recently, a certain entity disguised to be registered in Thailand by Yemeni businessmen and exposed as a fraudulent company. These cases are often the work of transnational criminals who seeks to exploit the credibility of Thai businesses and Thailand as a whole.

Sunday in Pretoria has liven up a little at the Royal Thai Embassy in Arcadia, Pretoria, where the Embassy, in conjunction with the Thai community, hosted the first-ever “Thai Fair for Thai’s Friends” on 25 February 2018.

The year 2018 marks an important occasion for both Thailand and South Africa to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of South Africa, as both countries also will together celebrate the centenary of His Excellency Former President Nelson Mandela’s Birthday.