Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Former Thai Miss Universe gets "Smart Card" ID update

BANGKOK, March 22 (TNA) - All Thai citizens, aged 15 upward, are to hold electronic identity cards, widely known as "Smart Cards", from now on.

This legal requirement has no exception even though one was once crowned "Miss Universe".

On Tuesday, Thailand former Miss Universe 1988, Pornthip Nakhirankanok Simon, was issued a "Smart Card" at Bangkok's Bangrak district to replace her expired ID card.

She was warmly greeted and welcome by not only the district office staff, but also members of the general public who asked to take photographs with her and sought for her signatures.

Ms. Pornthip, nicknamed Pui, married an American billionaire, Herb Simon, whose niece was once her college classmate, in 1999. She now has a son and visits Thailand from time to time. (TNA)-E002





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