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Canonical ID: NK-8hFkqqLDe27A9FJEFtrGhk · Entity type: Company (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
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LegalEntity:notes | North Korean controlled company involved in proliferation-related activity. | au_dfat_sanctions | au-dfat-3293-global-communications-company | ||||
Company:notes | 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". | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-90c10e0721e0dd47cfa1ffb0d5ce5dbd0a4c1a91 | ||||
Company:notes | 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. | kp_rusi_reports | kprusi-bdd5ce6e12d24e263d684daf8d187a6da9883e96 | ||||
Organization:notes | Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, an entity that has been designated by the United Nations. The March 2023 Final Report of the UN Panel of Experts presents information that Pan Systems continues to engage in attempts to export arms. The September 2023 Report of the UN Panel of Experts identified the company as exporting and providing training in the use of military telecommunications equipment to the Ethiopian armed forces via front companies in Malaysia and Indonesia. | be_fod_sanctions | be-fod-11b92eaf03ac79ea47f42ce957901ee2fef6be23 | ||||
Organization:notes | (Date of UN designation: 2017-10-16) | be_fod_sanctions | be-fod-11b92eaf03ac79ea47f42ce957901ee2fef6be23 | ||||