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Bangkok finds more houses crowded with ‘pink card’ holders

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District officials inspect a complex in an area of Bangkok as part of their investigation into pink-card registration fraud. (Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration)

Thirteen households across nine districts in Bangkok have been found to have at least 16 migrant residents with pink ID cards registered at each address, prompting authorities to launch case‑by‑case investigations.

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported the findings on Friday, after all 50 district offices reviewed irregular household registrations allegedly used by foreign nationals to obtain the 13-digit ID cards for foreigners that enable access to Thai public services.

According to the BMA, 16,634 individuals holding pink cards were listed in 10,066 registered households across the capital.

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