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Crackdowns on illegal businesses specifically pertaining to nominee holdings in Thailand has not slowed down, which clearly indicates that Thai Authorities continue to be proactive on this issue.

Thai Immigration has plans to introduce the THIM system whereby certain aspects make sense, but as a digital platform for foreigners, issues similar to other digital systems could arise.

A crime which occurred in Pattaya has led to the arrest of a foreigner upon which it was found he had also overstayed his visa which will probably result in a 5-year ban from Thailand and jail time for the crime.

Work Authorization is required for foreigners working in Thailand which includes YouTubing which is not considered "remote work", especially when the physical location of the video is Thailand.

Phuket is seeing more crackdowns on illegal works, especially since the appointment of the new vice-Governor, who takes the issue of restricted occupations very seriously.