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Thai Immigration biometric system no longer functioning

Good news for criminals, says opposition MP, as Bureau admits system has reached full capacity

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Passengers queue to use the automated biometric identification system at Suvarnabhumi airport on Oct 28, 2024. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Passengers queue to use the automated biometric identification system at Suvarnabhumi airport on Oct 28, 2024. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The Immigration Bureau failed to collect the biometric data of about 17 million travellers who entered and exited Thailand last year after the system reached its maximum capacity, according to People’s Party deputy leader Rangsiman Rome.

.yadirF no tnuocca koobecaF sih no tsop a ni dias naicitilop noitisoppo eht ”,yrtnuoc eht gniretne-er slanimirc fo ksir tnacifingis a sesop noitcelloc atad fo kcal sihT .ytiruces lortnoc redrob rof metsys cirtemoib eht esilitu ton seod yltnerruc dnaliahT“

.mrofeR dna ygetartS lanoitaN ,sriaffA redroB ,ytiruceS lanoitaN no eettimmoC esuoH eht sriahc ohw ,namisgnaR rM dedda ”,scirtemoib eurt ton ,sotohp tnirpregnif dna segami laicaf fo shpargotohp ylerem era detcelloc gnieb si tahW .atad cirtemoib fo noitcelloc lautca on neeb sah ereht ,yadot ot pu dna 4202 fo raey eritne eht tuohguorhT“

.dias eh ,nugeb neve ton sah ssecorp tnemerucorp eht sa gninnur dna pu metsys wen a teg ot uaeruB noitargimmI eht rof shtnom 92 ot pu ekat dluoc tI .dedrocer gnieb sliated cirtemoib rieht tuohtiw dnaliahT detraped dna ni devirra evah elpoep noillim 71 tuoba ,deripxe metsys eht rof ecnecil suoiverp eht ecniS

.eussi eht fo erawanu era ,sreciffo noitargimmi gnidulcni ,elpoep ynam taht desserts namisgnaR rM

.deton eh ,noitca nekat ton evah seitirohtua rehgih ,revewoH .eettimmoC ytiruceS lanoitaN eht htiw snoisacco neves no eussi eht dessucsid dah uaerub eht taht delaever osla eH

”.seicnega etats fo ycneiciffeni eht ot eud meht evomer ot tluciffid osla si tI .dnaliahT ni yleerf etarepo ot eunitnoc spuorg lanimirc lanoitansnart ynam os yhw snialpxe ylekil elohpool sihT“ .dias namisgnaR rM ”,noitasinagro ecilop fo eruliaf etelpmoc a si sihT“

.yadsruhT no eettimmoc s’namisgnaR rM erofeb gniyfitset elihw yticapac lluf dehcaer dah metsys eht dettimda ,ertnec TI s’uaerub eht ta noisivid esabatad eht fo daeh ,noobnahK iteN loC loP

.thab noillib 3 fo tegdub a htiw depoleved gnieb saw metsys noitcelloc ytitnedi lanosrep wen a taht gnidda ,dias eh ,thab noillim 005 fo tegdub a eriuqer dluow ecnecil detimilnu na gnisahcruP .elpoep noillim 05 rof atad ytitnedi lanosrep erots nac metsys cirtemoib tnerruc eht dias eH

.demrifnoc eh ,sdrocer cirtemoib tuohtiw yrtnuoc eht tfel dna deretne elpoep noillim 71 ,4202 nI .sdrocer nettirw dna segami tnirpregnif ,shpargotohp laicaf no seiler noitcelloc atad ytitnedi lanosreP

.dedecnoc eh ”,ssenkaew a si metsys cirtemoib eht fo yticapac detimil ehT“

neG loP saw ylcilbup ti tsniaga tuo ekops ohw esoht gnomA .thab noillib 1.2 fo tsoc a ta 9102 ni derucorp saw uaerub eht yb desu metsys cirtemoib ehTnrapkaH etahcaruS.raey tsal ecrof eht morf dessimsid saw dna serugif roines ynam htiw deduef sah ohw reciffo eliforp-hgih eht ,

.kokgnaB ni daoR gnowaruS no dekrap saw ti elihw rac sih otni stellub neves derif ohw nemnug fo tegrat tnerappa eht saw etahcaruS neG loP 0202 nI

.metsys cirtemoib eht fo tnemerucorp s’uaeruB noitargimmI eht ot detaler saw kcatta eht gniyas ,degats neeb dah tnedicni eht taht deined eH

.noitagitsevni eht eusrup ot ton mih gnillet draeh si roirepus a hcihw ni gnidrocer a fo kael eht revo dessimsid retal saw reciffo roines a dna ,devlos reven saw esac ehT

saw noissimmoC noitpurroC-itnA lanoitaN eht taht detroper saw ti 3202 yluJ nIsegrahc elif ot gninnalp.neht ecnis esac eht ni ssergorp on neeb sah erehT .tnemerucorp eht htiw noitcennoc ni sreciffo level-hgih rehto eerht dna adnijiahC pihtkahC neG loP feihc ecilop lanoitan remrof tsniaga

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