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| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Global Communications Co. | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Facom · Glocom · NKPY-PAN | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Malaysia | [sources] | |||
| Description | 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] | |||
| Address | Botonggang Hotel Room No. 818, Ansan-Dong, Pyongchon Dist.,Pyongyang, North Korea · No.75-2, Tingkat 2, Jalan Thambypillai, Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. Postcode: 50470 | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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".
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| Employees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Chang Hyok Kim Sanctioned entity | Representative in Malaysia | - | - | |
| Won Gun Pyon Sanctioned entity | Director | - | - | |
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Pan Systems Pyongyang Sanctioned entity | Global Communications Co. is a front company of Pan Systems Pyongyang | - | - | |
| Privacy Protect Business Development | Privacy Protect Business Development provides domain services for Glocom's website | - | - | |
| Eritech Computer Assembly & Communication Technology PLC Sanctioned entity | Both entities have a "relationship" | - | - | |
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Sama Industrial Corporation HK | Involved in payments between Glocom front companies | - | - | |
| International Global Systems Sdn Bhd | International Global Systems Sdn Bhd is a front company of Global Communications Co. | - | ||
| Daedong Credit Bank Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Glocom received remittances through Daedong Credit Bank | - | - | |
| Reconnaissance General Bureau Sanctioned entity | Associated | - | - | |
| International Golden Services Sdn Bhd | International Golden Services Sdn Bhd is a front company of Global Communications Co. | - | ||