Biometric devices to be used to detect foreign criminals

[rooster59]

Biometric devices to be used to detect foreign criminals

 

 

The Immigration Police Bureau will soon use biometric devices to detect foreign criminals travelling to Thailand in the guise of tourists for criminal activities in Bangkok and other parts of the country, according to IPB acting commissioner Pol Lt Gen Suthipong Wongpin.

 

Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said immigration police currently scan foreign criminals on the black list entering Thailand by checking their fingerprints.

 

The current system to detect criminals is not effective.  Some criminals went back to their home countries and returned under new names, he said.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/biometric-devices-used-detect-foreign-criminals/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-22

[Chang_paarp]

Why are the Thai authorities surprised foreign people go home and change their names? Thais do it at the drop of a hat, for good luck.

[anon789561]

the "black list" 555

[NCC1701A]

"Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said immigration police currently scan foreign criminals on the black list entering Thailand by checking their fingerprints.

 

The current system to detect criminals is not effective.  Some criminals went back to their home countries and returned under new names, he said."

 

Morons!

 

[coulson]

Biometrics shouldn't be hard to implement for the hub of innovation, technology and 4.0 etc. etc.

[Ricardo]

This sounds odd, as I've never once had my fingerprints scanned when entering Thailand, I wonder how Immigration pick which arriving-passengers might be criminals, and therefore need to be scanned ? 

 

It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg question.

[YetAnother]

  On 10/22/2017 at 9:29 AM, NCC1701A said:

"Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said immigration police currently scan foreign criminals on the black list entering Thailand by checking their fingerprints.

 

The current system to detect criminals is not effective.  Some criminals went back to their home countries and returned under new names, he said."

 

Morons!

 

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yes, but only the start of the fun; they really really Do think they are smart and doing a bangup job;

emphasizing they are , what?, 20 years behind

[inactiveposter]

I wonder if the radar detectors and biometric devices will be purchased from the bomb detector company?


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[Drago]

11 years ago, on the 28th September 2006, the headline read-

 

Police to introduce fingerprint scanning at Suvarnabhumi

 

And the article stated-

 

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SUVARNABHUMI: -- The Immigration Bureau plans to install fingerprint identification equipment at Suvarnabhumi Airport within the next two months.

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All talk as usual.

[sjaak327]

They should be more worried about domestic criminals. Surely this will mean that the queues at the airport are going to be even worse then they already are. 

[YetAnother]

  On 10/22/2017 at 7:13 AM, Chang_paarp said:

Why are the Thai authorities surprised foreign people go home and change their names? Thais do it at the drop of a hat, for good luck.

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not their focus; all thais see is the sensationalist foreign devils; and, of course, due to the rampant xenophobia, that is what they Want To Believe

[wakeupplease]

  On 10/22/2017 at 7:13 AM, Chang_paarp said:

Why are the Thai authorities surprised foreign people go home and change their names? Thais do it at the drop of a hat, for good luck.

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Correct the 300.000 bath brat has done it a few times according to TV story I read yesterday.

 

  On 10/22/2017 at 9:33 AM, Father Fintan Stack said:

A breakdown of Thai implementation of Biometrics.

 

"He's black Sir."

 

"That'll do, nab 'im."

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No that does not happen here DOES IT?

 

  On 10/22/2017 at 12:37 PM, sjaak327 said:

They should be more worried about domestic criminals. Surely this will mean that the queues at the airport are going to be even worse then they already are. 

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You mean to get out I suppose.

 

 

Just fingerprint every tourist who arrives, give them the Little p book on what you can do, say and see and of course tell them about no smoking on the beach and you cannot sunbath there either 3 days a week. Then everything will be hunky-dory.

 

Except tourists will drop off and TAT will have to start counting every passenger jet that takes off anywhere in the world to get their magic tourist figures

[wakeupplease]

  On 10/22/2017 at 12:13 PM, inactiveposter said:

I wonder if the radar detectors and biometric devices will be purchased from the bomb detector company?


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No he is still in the nick, probably use those copy Chinese devices as much cheaper.

[the guest]

Retina scan would solve that problem very quickly.

[BuaBS]

  On 10/22/2017 at 11:28 AM, Ricardo said:

This sounds odd, as I've never once had my fingerprints scanned when entering Thailand, I wonder how Immigration pick which arriving-passengers might be criminals, and therefore need to be scanned ? 

 

It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg question.

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My fingerprints are in my passport. When Thai immigration scans my passport at the airport they have them.

[Thian]

  On 10/22/2017 at 11:28 AM, Ricardo said:

This sounds odd, as I've never once had my fingerprints scanned when entering Thailand, I wonder how Immigration pick which arriving-passengers might be criminals, and therefore need to be scanned ? 

 

It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg question.

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I agree.

 

Just do like Singapore where we all have to give a fingerprint.

[bendejo]

  On 10/22/2017 at 4:16 PM, Thian said:

Just do like Singapore where we all have to give a fingerprint

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Malaysia as well, must be 10 years since they started it.

 

[JSPS]

Cause all those Farangs look alike. Especially the black ones.

[alfalfa19]

  On 10/22/2017 at 9:29 AM, NCC1701A said:

"Pol Lt Gen Suthipong said immigration police currently scan foreign criminals on the black list entering Thailand by checking their fingerprints.

 

The current system to detect criminals is not effective.  Some criminals went back to their home countries and returned under new names, he said."

 

Morons!

 

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I'm wondering if they switched their fingerprints at the same time they changed their names???

 

[Aj Mick]

Perhaps they should consider using biometric devices to detect corrupt & criminal politicians and police officers.

[BangkokNicky]

Didn't happen in 2006 i'll be surprised if it happened now .. Talk is very cheap these days in Thailand they can barely cope with the ques in the airports .. 

[dotpoom]

  On 10/22/2017 at 7:13 AM, Chang_paarp said:

Why are the Thai authorities surprised foreign people go home and change their names? Thais do it at the drop of a hat, for good luck.

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Thet didn't say they were surprised....they just stated it as a fact?

[dotpoom]

  On 10/22/2017 at 11:28 AM, Ricardo said:

This sounds odd, as I've never once had my fingerprints scanned when entering Thailand, I wonder how Immigration pick which arriving-passengers might be criminals, and therefore need to be scanned ? 

 

It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg question.

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As stated....they have a blacklist.....if your name shows up....etc., 

[Martyjustice]

Thailand. 8 hours of talk for 2 minutes of do.


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[RichardColeman]

Yep, sure bet all those African ladies were here for just tourism !

[mstevens]

  On 10/22/2017 at 11:28 AM, Ricardo said:

This sounds odd, as I've never once had my fingerprints scanned when entering Thailand, I wonder how Immigration pick which arriving-passengers might be criminals, and therefore need to be scanned ? 

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If someone has a criminal record in Thailand they will have been finger-printed as part of the arrest process.  Being finger-printed on entering the country at Immigration, they system will presumably compare the traveller's finger-prints with those in the database - and if there is a match with someone who has a criminal record in Thailand and the crime was serious enough that they were blacklisted for it then the Immigration Officer will get an alert about this and the traveller will be refused entry.  This system will help Immigration prevent those who have been blacklisted returning to Thailand under a new name, as some people are said to have done.

 

This begs two questions.

 

The first is whether all foreigners entering Thailand will be finger-printed every time they enter.  If that's the case, expect Immigration queues to get longer, perhaps a lot longer!  (Or will they just perform finger print checks in a special room of those they suspect might not be who they say they are?)

 

The second question is what this means for those who have been blacklisted in the past but since returned to Thailand after changing their name.  If they are finger-printed when entering the country next, they will probably (finally) get picked up and removed.

[silent]

  On 10/22/2017 at 12:37 PM, YetAnother said:

not their focus; all thais see is the sensationalist foreign devils; and, of course, due to the rampant xenophobia, that is what they Want To Believe

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Maybe the focus is "we have enough of our own criminals without adding more" 

[HarrySeaman]

  On 10/22/2017 at 12:13 PM, inactiveposter said:

I wonder if the radar detectors and biometric devices will be purchased from the bomb detector company?


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I'm sure the Thai Army would be glad to sell Thai Immigration some slightly used GT200 units that could easily be adapted to point out foreign criminals.

 

 

[hobobo]

  On 10/22/2017 at 12:18 PM, Drago said:

11 years ago, on the 28th September 2006, the headline read-

 

Police to introduce fingerprint scanning at Suvarnabhumi

 

And the article stated-

 

 

All talk as usual.

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At least they didn't say "to be introduced shortly" 555

[1337markus]

Is this system just for Swampy? Many other entry points into the country.