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South Korea, Thailand
Royal Thai Navy's frigate acquisition trail leads to offshore family holding company

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The first Bhumibol Adulyadej class frigate on delivery to the Royal Thai Navy in 2019.
The first Bhumibol Adulyadej class frigate on delivery to the Royal Thai Navy in 2019. © Chanat Katanyu/Bangkok Post/Bangkok Post via AFP

The Royal Thai Navy's project to acquire a second vessel, possibly from Hanwha Ocean, supplier of the first, is well underway. But the South Korean company's local partner, High-Tech AJ, belongs to the Inthraphuvasak family, whose connections stretch all the way to the British Virgin Islands.

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