DSI, the Interior Ministry and police searched three Pattaya sites on Friday over suspected nominee schemes hiding foreign ownership of land and businesses under the Foreign Business Act 1999. The probe extends earlier cases in Koh Phangan, Koh Samui and Phuket. Law firms and hotels were named as having listed Thai employees as shareholders for foreign beneficial owners. If your company has foreign partners, shareholders or staff listed as nominees, or you act as a registration agent, review your shareholding structure and documents now. Officials say legal action will follow for Thai and foreign individuals found to have circumvented the law.