CHIANG RAI — Three members of the Wild Boars football team and their coach were granted Thai citizenship Wednesday, officials said. A top official of Mae Sai district administration in Chiang Rai said that Coach Ekkapol Chantawong, 25; Adul Sam-on, 14; Mongkol Boonpeam, 13; and Pornchai Kamluang, 16; were among 30 stateless people who received […]Read More
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for using a forged ID card with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s photo on it to register for SIM cards for resale to foreigners in Pattaya. Peeramet Wongthongkuea was arrested at a shop in South Pattaya, Chon Buri province, on Wednesday evening, Pol Col Krisana Patanacharoen, police deputy spokesman, said […]Read More
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for using the ID card of Nicha Kiartthanapaiboon to open five bank accounts for a call centre gang. According to an initial report, the woman, identified only as Ms Paveena, was arrested by police from Metropolitan Police Division 1 from a house in Talingchan area on Saturday night. Full […]Read More
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda nipped a new public uproar in the bud on Monday, insisting the government will not put personal information, including occupation and salary, on government-issued identification cards. Social media exploded on Saturday after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suggested that inclusion of wage and career data should be included on Thai ID cards […]Read More
PATHUM THANI — Five officials are suspected of issuing hundreds of fraudulent ID cards for migrant workers in Pathum Thani province, a high ranking official announced today. An investigation was launched recently after officials discovered duplicate entries in their migrant worker database for the same people – only with different faces, according to Chalermpol Mangkang, […]Read More
UTTARADIT — Police are investigating 15 people, mostly foreigners, for allegedly falsifying or using national identification cards bearing the names of dead people. Mr Sarawut Somsri, deputy chief of Ban Khok, filed a complaint with local police last month, seeking criminal action against five alleged Thais ID forgers and 11 foreign customers. Read more: Bangkok […]Read More
PHUKET: The Navy requested that the Karon Police investigate whether or not a bag of legal Thai National ID cards, dirver’s licences and ATM cards found in Kata yesterday had any links to criminal networks. The bag of cards was discovered by a local resident, who then informed the Navy of the find, confirmed Taksin […]Read More
PATHUM THANI — In an effort to crackdown on undocumented immigrants, police in Pathum Thani have instructed migrant workers in a major market to wear wristbands indicating they have been properly registered. Pol.Maj.Gen. Montri Yimyaem, commander of Pathum Thani Police, said that workers from neighboring countries who have registered with police will be required to […]Read More
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