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Crackdown on gang faking Thai citizenship linked to “grey Chinese” syndicates
Wassayos Ngamkham and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/11/2025
» Five government agencies have launched a joint operation to dismantle a network involved in granting fraudulent permanent residency to foreigners.
'Delighted' PM hands out national ID cards to minority ethnic groups
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has granted Thai national ID cards to 21 representatives of minority ethnic groups in the northern province as part of the government's policy to resolve issues of statelessness and ensure access to government welfare.
UNHCR supports Thailand in making statelessness history
Published on 02/12/2024
» Building on the recent resolution by the Thai Cabinet to accelerate a pathway to nationality for nearly half a million stateless people, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) today reaffirmed its commitment to make statelessness in Thailand a thing of the past. At an event in Bangkok coordinated between the Royal Thai Government and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, senior Thai officials shared Thailand’s bold vision on how to empower close to half a million people who are currently stateless to become productive Thai nationals.
National Human Rights Commission endorses citizenship for minorities, migrants
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/11/2024
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) welcomed the government's decision to grant Thai citizenship to migrants and members of ethnic minorities while urging the government to prevent any abuse and corruption in the process.
UN praises 'strong Thai will' to end statelessness
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2019
» The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children.
UNHCR praises Thai efforts to end statelessness
Published on 10/10/2019
» The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children, according to a statement issued on Thursday.
NSC urged to hold census
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/09/2019
» The National Security Council (NSC) is being urged to launch a fresh census survey of stateless children to establish their status and ensure they have access to basic rights including freedom of movement.
More efforts urged to end statelessness
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/05/2019
» Thailand can be a global champion in reducing the number of stateless people around the world, according to Giuseppe De Vincentiis, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Thailand.
UN applauds citizenship
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/08/2018
» UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has welcomed the move to grant citizenship to three boys and their football coach who were rescued from a cave in Chiang Rai in an extraordinary operation featuring the cooperation of numerous countries.
UN welcomes move to give cave boys citizenship
Chinnapat Chaimol, Published on 09/08/2018
» The UN refugee agency welcomed on Thursday a decision by Thailand to grant Thai citizenship to three boys and their soccer coach from among a group of 13 who were rescued from a flooded cave last month.