Thailand, April 21st, 2025 — Three Thai executives of China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) Co., Ltd.—Manas Sri-anan, Prachuap Sirikhet, and Sophon Meechai—turned themselves in to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) after arrest warrants were issued a day earlier.
They denied all allegations of acting as nominees for Chinese interests and are currently being questioned.
The DSI is investigating their ties to Zhang Chuanling, a confirmed Chinese state enterprise official, and whether the Thai executives had real control over the company. Preliminary findings suggest the three were merely employees, not genuine shareholders, despite holding 51% of shares.
Officials are also tracking over 2.8 billion baht in company funds, believed to have been transferred from a Chinese state-owned group via foreign banks for investment in Thailand. Authorities are verifying the sources of both Chinese and Thai shareholder contributions.
Before surrendering, the Thai executives were believed to be hiding in Bangkok. Their bail requests will be considered after questioning.
Meanwhile, Zhang Chuanling has already been granted bail with a 500,000 baht surety and a court-imposed travel ban.
This ties into the recent fatal collapse of the under construction State Audit building in Bangkok on March 28th last month after tremors from an earthquake in Myanmar, as we have discussed in depth such as most recently here, as the search for recovery of dozens of missing construction workers believed deceased in the rubble continues.
This article originally appeared on our sister website The Pattaya News.
