Border guards in the eastern province of Surin are looking out for a “Cambodian princess” imposter, after catching wind that she plans to travel to Bangkok to attend personal events with police. Well, kind of…
Surin Provincial Governor Suwapong Kittiphatpibul issued an alert on Tuesday about the princess’s doppelgänger, requesting native authorities to implement the rules if she attends to enter the nation. The alert was sent to all district chiefs and the chief of the provincial immigration workplace, the Bangkok Post reported. But here’s the kicker: the princess doesn’t exist.
The alert describes a girl who claims to be the so-called “Princess Kosoma Tevy Norodom” of Cambodia. But in fact, Cambodia’s royal family doesn’t have a princess with this name, in accordance with the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. The alert says that the imposter appears like a girls who beforehand claimed to be another Cambodian princess and last visited Thailand in 2017 underneath a regular passport with the title Kosomaktevy Pich.
So far, the foreign ministry hasn’t obtained her software for entry into Thailand. But with the district chiefs and immigration officials on excessive alert, she’d be nicely suggested to remain away — or enter by one other route.
But the rabbit gap goes deeper than just a solo imposter trying to pull off a one-time tick. There appear to be different princess impersonators involved…
According to Thai media, reporters received additional data from a close friend of Cambodian Prince Sisuwat Kusumanaree Rattana. It was a poster advertising a number of personal events in Bangkok, and depicting a woman who pretends to be Cambodian royalty.
Here are the ROUGH translations of the text in Thai…
“Princess Gosoma Devi Norodom from Cambodia” Charity Hat Party Gala Dinner personally attend to eat at the dining desk together with her Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm onwards at Sai Ngam Restaurant (Krua Chum Sai) Soi Ratchakru, organized by the International Thai Women’s Association
The poster was passed round with another text message, which read…
Her Royal Highness Princess Gosoma Devi Norodom, the International Thai Women’s Association and Thai people, wish to personally welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Thai Women’s Relationship between Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday, 19 March, 2022 on the Police Club, Vibhavadi Road
Read a ROUGH translation of the complete warning from the Surin provincial governor Thai…
Dear Superintendent of Immigration, Surin Province and the sheriff of every district
Enclosure: Copy of passport with photo
The Ministry of Interior was informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that National Police Office received data on the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Gosoma Devi Norodom, member of the Cambodian Royal Family. Between 18-19 March 2022, from checking information from the Royal Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh, it was discovered that there have been no members of the Cambodian royal household underneath the title Princess Kosoma Devi Norodom, in addition to those who claimed to be Princess Go. Soma Devi Norodom also seems like a person who impersonates Prince Sisuvat. Kusumanari Rattana who traveled to the Thai-Cambodian border provinces in 2017 with the mentioned person’s passport. It is a standard passport, named Kosomaktevy Pich. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not but obtained a Thailand Pass application to enter Thailand by way of the said person’s aircraft.
Surin province subsequently asks you to watch out for such people. Not to pretend to offer special convenience for getting into the Kingdom of Thailand and to follow the guidelines for getting into the Kingdom. According to the Center for Situation Administration for the Epidemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (CDC) strictly and carefully monitor the state of affairs.
Comprehensive , please be informed accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Signed Mr. Suwapong Kitiphatpiboon
Governor of Surin Province