NEWS !!Kids to be issued with ID cards

The Interior Ministry's Department of Provincial Administration will start issuing identification cards for children from this Sunday.

Nirun Kalayanamit, deputy director-general of the department, said the move results from the Identity Card Act of 2011 that requires Thai people to have ID cards from the age of seven. This law affects about 8 million Thai children aged from 7 to 14.

Parents can bring their children to apply for their ID cards or seek ID cards on their children's behalf. The Information and Communications Technology Ministry has supplied about 25 million ID cards to the Provincial Administration Department and the amount is enough for the production of ID cards for all the youngsters.
Issuing of ID cards for the young will take place at district offices every day including weekends and the Provincial Administration Department will also deploy mobile units to issue ID cards at schools. Mr Nirun expects about 700,000 ID cards a month to be sought for children.
The issuing of the cards for the young would be free of charge initially. He said the ID cards would distinguish Thais from foreign children and they could be presented to claim health services and used as health security cards.

Children's ID cards will be valid for eight years and afterwards holders must seek another ID card when they reach their normal ID card age of 15.

I think news is useful for parents who have children age 7 to 14.It can facilities some children.
But I think it will have some problem in the beginning.This is new work from Thailand's goverment.
I think they will googd if they try.