Smart card readers to check Thai domestic arrivals for outstanding arrest warrants

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Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Region 8 Police Chief Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch has donated 51 smart card readers and 20 smartphones to be used at the Phuket Check Point leading on to the island to ensure that no people wanting to come to Phuket are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.

 

Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch handed over the devices, which scan Thai ID cards, yesterday (Aug 16), with B14,359 given as the cost of the card readers, but no cost of the phones reported.

 

Present to receive the devices yesterday was Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Maj Gen Saksira Puek-am.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/smart-card-readers-to-check-thai-domestic-arrivals-for-outstanding-arrest-warrants-81080.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-08-17

 

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[schlog]

Crazy covid check points.... covid center camps in old prison....smart card id check.....welcome to prison island. 

Make it a duty free prison island i say! Sober can't stand it any more!

[Crossy]

I'm 99% sure that the "smarts" in a Thai ID card doesn't have contactless communications, so maybe he should have the gold contacts on the card actually in the reader slot

 

Our pink cards don't have any smarts at all ???? 

[smedly]

might be an idea to start checking current residents on the island 

[j.a.farang001]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

I'm 99% sure that the "smarts" in a Thai ID card doesn't have contactless communications, so maybe he should have the gold contacts on the card actually in the reader slot

 

Good catch @Crossy!