Thailand records highest number of lost Malaysian passport

[webfact]

Thailand records highest number of lost Malaysian passport

 

BANGKOK, Oct 15 — Thailand is one of the countries which recorded the most number of lost Malaysian passports and 90 per cent of the lost documents were reported in major shopping areas in Bangkok city.

 

A total of 124 Malaysian passports was reported missing in Thailand last year and as of September this year, the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok had received reports of the loss of 87 passports from their holders.

 

“...and most of the incidents happened in Pratunam, a popular open shopping area in the heart of Bangkok city. Losing passports also happened in Chatuchak (famous weekly market),” an embassy source told Bernama here recently.

 

Full story: https://www.malaymail.com/s/1682798/thailand-records-highest-number-of-lost-malaysian-passport

 

-- Malay Mail 2018-10-15

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“...and most of the incidents happened in Pratunam, a popular open shopping area in the heart of Bangkok city. Losing passports also happened in Chatuchak (famous weekly market),” an embassy source told Bernama here recently.

Obviously the free 'market' economy at work here.

 

[toenail]

Why walk around with your passport? Keep it in the hotel safe or room and carry a copy with you instead. 

[mikebell]

14 minutes ago, toenail said:

Why walk around with your passport? Keep it in the hotel safe or room and carry a copy with you instead. 

So you can 'lose' it and be compensated for your loss by the 'finder'.

[Tony M]

I think that some are "lost", and some are sold  by the passport holders. The Malaysian passport is a passport of choice for people smugglers. They can be used by several nationalities, Indians, Sri Lankans, Chinese, etc, to travel to, or possibly enter, some countries visa - free, including the UK. Some will be forged, and some will be used "as is" if the photo in the passport resembles the person who wants to travel. In fact, the passport only needs to allow the holder to get on a flight to their country of choice, and the passport is then destroyed while on the flight, or handed over to a facilitator who is also traveling. The "holder" then arrives in wherever, and claims to be a refugee with no passport.

[tifino]

the only downfall, yet at the same time a good way to detect one; 

is if a faker user used it to enter Israel - and then later tried to access a muslim country!

 

 

i.e a Malaysian cannot use his Malaysian Passport to go (or even transit) Israel, as he'd be detained upon return to Malaysia.