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The peculiar case of the non-existent birthday

Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

If you have lived in Thailand for any length of time you will know that matters of bureaucracy can often be more complex than String Theory.

Furthermore, if you have lived in Thailand for any length of time, you will know that it is almost impossible to do anything about it.

Sangwien Khuncharoen, the assistant village chief in Sa Kaeo, must not have lived in Thailand for a very long time.

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upena
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Discussion 4 : 13 Jan 2013 at 07.414
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Thainess - where image is more important than facts.
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Discussion 3 : 13 Jan 2013 at 00.403
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How do thais deal with changing the names? I read it somewhere, might be in Wall Street Journal, the writer is Jim Hookway, itis said its easy to change the name from any where with your Iphone or whatever elctronic toys you have at the moment you think your old name bring you bad luck. The birth date is fixed ,it should have been easier to correct the mistake. Itis so pathetic. I am sorry for Khun Sungwein. He should not have appologized. It should have been the other way around.
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Discussion 2 : 12 Jan 2013 at 16.282
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Welcome to Thailand...
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Discussion 1 : 12 Jan 2013 at 11.221
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The Interior Ministry did a brilliant job - not only did they show gross incompetence, but they also managed to prove themselves unequivocally petty and nasty.
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