"Thai citizenship"

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Foreign applicants for Thai citizenship must now pass a Thai language test, under new rules approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. Foreign applicants must take an exam set by the Nationality Application Committee or show proof they are studying at an Education Ministry school.

The South Korean coach who steered Thailand to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in taekwondo has been granted a new Thai name at one of the country’s most sacred temples.

Choi Young Seok, the South Korean coach of Thailand’s taekwondo team, will be offered Thai citizenship soon, according to Taekwondo Association of Thailand president Pimol Srivikorn.

A 17-YEAR-OLD stateless schoolgirl’s Thai citizenship has been fast-tracked after it came to public attention that her lack of citizenship would deprive her of an opportunity to participate in an academic contest in New York.

AMONG the hilltribes of northern Chiang Rai province, children typically grow up without Thai citizenship, resulting in unnecessary complications that dog them into adulthood.

A SUSPECTED wildlife trafficking kingpin accused of smuggling US$1 million (Bt31 million) worth of rhino horns to Thailand has had the case against him dismissed, in a surprise court verdict slammed by conservationists.

Almost a decade after earning fame by winning a national paper-aeroplane championship at the age of 12, Mong Thongdee has collected a letter of approval for his Thai citizenship on Friday.

Mong Thongdee is to become a Thai citizen, almost a decade after earning fame by winning a national paper-aeroplane championship at the age of 12.

HOPES of becoming a Thai citizen are once again rising for Mong Thongdee, the migrant who represented Thailand and won a paper aeroplane competition in Japan 10 years ago.

The Interior Ministry on Thursday clarified the reasons why three Mu Pa footballers and their assistant coach were granted Thai citizenship.

Tambon official says records of mu pa player Mongkol, 13, found at nursery.