New driver licence and renewal checks in Thailand to include criminal record screening from July


BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police and the Department of Land Transport (DLT) are moving to tighten public safety by introducing criminal record screening for certain driver licence applications, with a new data-link system expected to begin around July 2026.

On Thursday (March 26), Pol Gen Niran Lueamsri, deputy national police chief in charge of legal affairs and cases, met Sorapong Paitoonphong, director-general of the DLT, to finalise a framework for sharing electronic crime record information between the two agencies.

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