Bangkok Orders Crackdown on Illegal Pink Card Registrations Across All 50 Districts

Bangkok’s municipal administration has ordered an urgent, citywide investigation into suspect civil registration transfers and the alleged usurpation of pink identity cards, following disclosures by a district broker pointing to widespread irregularities. The directive follows revelations from a broker identified in reporting as “Je Noi,” who alleged that illicit paperwork facilitation involving pink cards occurs across multiple municipal districts in the Thai capital. Pink identity cards are typically issued to registered minority groups or non-Thai residents with specific legal statuses, making proper registration tracking critical for local authorities.

Citywide Audit Covers 50 Districts

According to The Standard, the BMA has mobilized a sweeping inspection across all 50 districts to scrutinize foreign nationals holding pink identity cards and investigate irregular address transfers into local house registrations. Municipal officials face strict compliance deadlines under the new order, which aims to uncover how unauthorized individuals managed to alter household registries.

Thairath reported that the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has also stepped in to pursue the expanding network. Investigators are examining factual claims made by brokers regarding systemic vulnerabilities across municipal offices, seeking to identify any administrative loopholes exploited by illicit networks.

Official Acknowledgment of Oversight

Worsisit Kaewduangprasert acknowledged during recent inquiries that officials may have displayed negligence in monitoring household registrations, adding that authorities are accelerating efforts to expand the investigation nationwide, as reported by The Better. Investigators are reviewing whether local personnel failed to enforce regulatory safeguards or directly facilitated fraudulent registration movements. The PACC and municipal inspectors continue gathering evidence to determine the full extent of the pink card usurpation ring.