| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Global Communications Co. · Global Communications Company · International Golden Services Sdn Bhd | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Facom · Glocom · International Golden Services Sdn Bhd · International Golden System Sdn Bhd · International Golden Systems Sdn Bhd · | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Malaysia | [sources] | |||
| Description | Front company of Global Communications Co. (Glocom) and Pan Systems Pte. Ltd. (Pyongyang branch). The UN Panel of Experts explored potential technical exchanges between Kim Chaek University of Technology and two Kuala Lumpur firms, International Global Systems and International Golden Services. These companies, however, ceased operations in 2011 and 2014 respectively, and were dissolved by 2019. · Front company of Pan Systems Pte. Ltd. (Pyongyang branch). Manufacturer and supplier of military communication equipment with links to the DPRK, including to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB. KPe.031). Uses International Golden Services Sdn Bhd and International Global Systems Sdn Bhd as front companies. Malaysian authorities claim that Glocom has never operated in Malaysia. | [sources] | |||
| sales@glocom.com.my · support@glocom-corp.com | [sources] | ||||
| Phone | 02-439-4363 | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | not available | [sources] | |||
| Website | glocom-corp.com | [sources] | |||
| Status | Dissolved | [sources] | |||
| Address | Botonggang Hotel Room No. 818, Ansan-Dong, Pyongchon Dist.,Pyongyang, North Korea · No. 75-2, Tingkat 2, Jalan Thambypillai Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · No.75-2, Tingkat 2, Jalan Thambypillai, Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. Postcode: 50470 · Room 818, Pothonggang Hotel, Ansan-Dong, Pyongchon district, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | [sources] | |||
| Source link | www.nknews.org | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
North Korean controlled company involved in proliferation-related activity.
Global Communications as well as International Golden Services and International Global System are listed as aliases of Pan Systems Pte. Ltd. (Pyongyang branch) in the recommendation for designation by the UN Panel of Experts since September 2017. According to Footnote 81 (p. 32) of the UN Panel of Experts February 2017 report, Glocom's website was taken down shortly after the Panel had contacted its Malaysian front companies, likely in 2016. Paragraph 138 (p. 95) of the March 2019 report continues by stating that "Glocom reinforced its online presence in 2018 with a website redesign and descriptions of an array of new products" as well as social media activities. An associated Twitter handle is "@GlocomSupport".
According to Paragraph 16 (p. 11) of the UN Panel of Experts September 2022 report, Malaysia stated that this entity ceased operation in February 2014 and was dissolved in June 2018. Global Communications as well as International Golden Services and International Global System are listed as aliases of Pan Systems Pte. Ltd. (Pyongyang branch) in the recommendation for designation by the UN Panel of Experts since September 2017. In Annex 1 (p. 73) of the UN Panel of Experts February 2016 report, the case descriptions features the abbreviation "IGS" for the company International Golden Services Sdn Bhd. In the following sentences, the report uses the abbreviations ICG and ICGS without further elaborations on what they refer to. This individual is linked to all of these entities.
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| Employees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Kim Un Sim | Employee | - | - | |
| Fareeq Qael | Linked | - | - | |
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Eritech Computer Assembly & Communication Technology PLC Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Both entities have a "relationship" | - | - | |
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| International Global Systems Sdn Bhd | International Global Systems Sdn Bhd is a front company of Global Communications Co. | - | ||
| - | ||||
| No. 75-2, Tingkat 2, Jalan Thambypillai Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | - |
| Chang Hyok Kim Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | Director and shareholder · Representative in Malaysia | - | - |
| Won Gun Pyon Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | Director | - | - |
| International Global System and International Golden Services are affiliated and share the same address |
| - |
| - |
| - | International Golden Services Sdn Bhd is a front company of Global Communications Co. | - |
| Privacy Protect Business Development | Privacy Protect Business Development provides domain services for Glocom's website | - | - |
| Pan Systems Pyongyang Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | International Golden Services is a front company of Pan Systems Pyongyang | - | - |
| Pan Systems Pyongyang Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | Global Communications Co. is a front company of Pan Systems Pyongyang | - | - |
| International Golden Services Sdn Bhd is a front company of Global Communications Co. |
| - |
| Daedong Credit Bank Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Glocom received remittances through Daedong Credit Bank | - | - |
| Reconnaissance General Bureau Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Associated | - | - |
| CIMB Bank Berhad | CIMB Bank Berhad is a former bank account provider for International Golden Services |
| Sama Industrial Corporation HK | Involved in payments between Glocom front companies | - | - |