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Thailand tightens birth registration after nationality scam
Thailand has ordered an urgent review of birth registration procedures at all 878 district offices nationwide after a scheme allowed about 500 Chinese children to obtain Thai nationality using fraudulent 'fake father' documents. Cases involving foreign parents now require in-person appearance to confirm identity. At least 27 suspects have been arrested.
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- Bangkok PostRegistration rules tightened after ‘fake fathers’ scandal
- Bangkok PostBirth certificate scam probe widens
- Bangkok PostSix hospitals probed over birth-record scam
- Bangkok Post‘Fake fathers’ scandal prompts wider review of Bangkok birth records
- Bangkok PostBirth certificate fraud probe expands
- The ThaigerFake dad network grows as police issue more warrants
- Bangkok PostPolice bust fake birth registration network
- The Thaiger62 fraudulent birth registrations found during probe into Thai citizenship fraud
- Bangkok Post16 arrests made in fake birth registration case
- Bangkok Post42 arrests made in fake birth registration scandal
- Khaosod EnglishThai police uncover alleged fake birth registration scheme involving 164 Chinese children