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TH-AI Passport project faces scrutiny over fast approval and alleged tailored specs
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The People’s Party has raised a parliamentary question over the transparency of the TH-AI Passport project, citing several alleged irregularities, including unusually rapid approval and procurement specifications that may have been tailored to benefi
Key facts
- Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, a party-list MP for the People’s Party, raised the issue during a House of Representatives meeting on Thursday (May 28).
- The winning bid was only 1.5% lower than the reference price, he noted.
- Chaichanok said the project was created in response to an urgent need, as Thailand’s AI access rate stands at only 10.7%, lower than neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Vietnam.
- The People’s Party has therefore called for registration, scheduled to open on June 5, 2026, to be postponed until the State Audit Office (SAO) and the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) are able to examine the project’s transparency.
- He said the process began on July 17, 2025, with a public hearing on the draft TOR held in December
- Registration is scheduled to open on June 5, 2026.
Summary
Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, a party-list MP for the People’s Party, raised the issue during a House of Representatives meeting on Thursday (May 28).
The Thailand AI Passport project, overseen by the National Board of Digital Economy and Society, is worth more than 1.6 billion baht. It aims to provide professional-level artificial intelligence (AI) access rights to five million members of the public.