http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/16Jun2005_news00.php
"Twelve million 'smart' ID cards costing 888 million baht and awaiting formal acceptance are substandard and if issued the information in them would not be secure, the Bangkok Post has learned.
The smart cards fall short of the terms of reference (ToR) in four key areas, and if used as a national ID card the security features would be seriously compromised."
