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Police expand alleged ‘ghost father’ network probe; Chinese couple stopped en route to Australia
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BANGKOK — 19 August 2026, immigration police have expanded an investigation into an alleged “ghost father” network accused of falsely registering Chinese children as Thai nationals, with four people facing legal action in connection with two families.
Key facts
- BANGKOK — 19 August 2026, immigration police have expanded an investigation into an alleged “ghost father”
- The case centres on Thai men allegedly being named as fathers on birth certificates despite DNA evidence indicating that the children’s biological fathers were Chinese nationals.
- Pol Col Suriya Puangsombat, superintendent of the Immigration Bureau Division 3 Investigation Sub-Division, said the inquiry began after a 39-year-old Chinese woman, surnamed Huang, applied to extend her stay in Thailand on the grounds
- On 14 July, investigators collected DNA samples from the parents and children
Summary
The case centres on Thai men allegedly being named as fathers on birth certificates despite DNA evidence indicating that the children’s biological fathers were Chinese nationals.
Pol Col Suriya Puangsombat, superintendent of the Immigration Bureau Division 3 Investigation Sub-Division, said the inquiry began after a 39-year-old Chinese woman, surnamed Huang, applied to extend her stay in Thailand on the grounds that she was caring for Thai-national children.