Thai passports

The 2019 Passport Index, commissioned by Arton Capital, a global financial advisory firm based in Singapore, shows that people holding a Vietnamese passport has free access to 61 countries and territories, compared to 56 last year.       The index ranks passports of 199 countries and territories based on the number of countries the holder can visit without first obtaining a visa or applying for one on entry. In Southeast Asia, the Vietnamese passport is only more powerful than Laos and Myanmar. Singapore and Malaysia have the most powerful passports in the region with the former ranking 4th with visa exemption from 166 countries and the latter standing 9th with 161 countries.  Cambodia has moved up two places from last year to 71 with visa free access to 63 destinations. Thailand has witnessed drastic improvement in its global ranking to claim the 52nd position. Thais can now travel to 85 countries and territories without applying for a visa, slightly … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport up two places in power ranking

The 2019 Passport Index, commissioned by Arton Capital, a global financial advisory firm based in Singapore, shows that people holding a Vietnamese passport has free access to 61 countries and territories, compared to 56 last year.       The index ranks passports of 199 countries and territories based on the number of countries the holder can visit without first obtaining a visa or applying for one on entry. In Southeast Asia, the Vietnamese passport is only more powerful than Laos and Myanmar. Singapore and Malaysia have the most powerful passports in the region with the former ranking 4th with visa exemption from 166 countries and the latter standing 9th with 161 countries.  Cambodia has moved up two places from last year to 71 with visa free access to 63 destinations. Thailand has witnessed drastic improvement in its global ranking to claim the 52nd position. Thais can now travel to 85 countries and territories without applying for a visa, slightly … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport up two places, still in the bottom rung

By Nguyen Quy  &nbspFebruary 20, 2019 | 12:31 pm GMT+7 Three Vietnamese men have been arrested for forging passports that cater to those wishing to travel to the U.K. Photo by Shutterstocks/SamJonah The Thai police have arrested three Vietnamese men for alleged involvement with a ring that forges passports for people traveling to the U.K. Dang Trien Trung, 30, Pham Van Hung, 28, and Le Viet Lan, 22, were apprehended last Saturday at Suvarnabhumi Airport as they were leaving the country. A search of their apartments subsequently turned up more than 20 forged passports, most of them reportedly stolen and altered and some with fake visa stamps, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported. The police then arrested a local man, Wichit, in the Khao San Road area, and identified him as an accomplice who was in charge of selling the forged passports. They also seized 56,000 baht ($1,801) in cash from him. Trung has been charged with using a forged passport, while the … [Read more...] about 3 Vietnamese detained in Thailand for passport forgery

The Passport Index released early this month was commissioned by Arton Capital, a global financial advisory firm based in Singapore. It ranked passports of 198 economies around the world based on the number of countries the holder can visit without first obtaining a visa or applying for one on entry. According to the latest ranking, people holding a Vietnamese passport now have free access to 56 countries, compared to 48 last year. In Southeast Asia, a Vietnamese passport has the same clout as one from Laos, is only more powerful than Myanmar. Meanwhile, Cambodia has surpassed Vietnam to claim 73rd position in the global index, climbing four spots from last year.  Singapore and Malaysia have the most powerful passports in the region with the former ranking 2nd with visa exemption from 166 countries and the latter standing 7th with 161 countries.   Thailand has witnessed drastic improvement in its global ranking to claim the 54th position. Thais can now travel to 80 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese passport remains ‘weak’ despite improvement

Police forces have been asked to do their best so that Yingluck can be brought back to Thailand to face justice, he said. Srivara has also instructed the officers in the case to regularly seek updates about Yingluck’s whereabouts from their Interpol counterparts overseas and report to him every week. According to Srivara, Thai police have asked Interpol for up-to-date information about the former PM.Earlier, police confirmed the authenticity of Yingluck’s photo taken with a Thai tourist in London, which appeared in the Thai media on January 4. The photo was genuine and was not doctored, police said. However, they cannot tell when the photo was taken. Another photo appearing to show Yingluck in Westfield Shopping Centre in London on December 26 was also shared on social media. Yingluck may have been given a provisional visa by the UK based on humanitarian grounds while her application for political asylum is considered. The UK law allows applicants … [Read more...] about Thai police seek to bring former PM Yingluck home