Kanchanaburi: A group of 342 stateless people have pledged to be good citizens in a ceremony held in this western province to formally grant them Thai citizenship. All were born and reside in Kanchanaburi's remote Thong Pha Phum district adjacent to Myanmar. "Students were the main beneficieries in this round of examining applications for Thai citizenship," deputy Kanchanaburi governor Bowansak Wanit told the ceremony, held in the district yesterday. The governor wants officials in Thong Pha Phum and other districts where stateless people are residing to step up the application review process, he said. Thong Pha Phum had up to yesterday received 1,459 applications.

Source: Bangkok Post February 05, 2018 22:30 UTC