BANGKOK — Police and the Department of Provincial Administration have expanded their investigation into a “Fathers for Hire” network that used Thai men to falsely acknowledge paternity of children born to foreign nationals so the children could obtain Thai citizenship unlawfully. The third phase identified 24 people whose nationality status requires investigation, with links to eight hospitals and a total of 46 arrest warrants issued for those involved. Pol Lt Gen Noppasilp Poonsawat, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, said on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) that the investigation followed orders from national police chief Pol Gen Samran Nualma after false birth registrations […]...

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