Feb 30 birth date causes problems

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Feb 30 birth date causes problems

Published: 9 Jan 2013 at 08.58
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SA KAEO - Imagine if your birthday was on a day that never existed. That has been the case for Sangwian Khuncharoen, 53, a deputy village headman of Moo 3 in tambon Thapchan of Aranyaprathet district.

A mistake on his civil registration records listed him as born on Feb 30, 1960 - a date that did not exist.

Because of the error, Mr Sangwian never officially graduated and could never open a bank account.

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joninnak
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Discussion 3 : 09 Jan 2013 at 17.513
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My wife lost her birth certificate and she had to do the same. It was pretty easy as just a Local Government officer who knows the person acts as a witness.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Jan 2013 at 11.532
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"For a person to change his or her birth date they need at least two witnesses _ including an official who can guarantee the information was incorrect".

Should not be too difficult to find the necessary number of people who can guarantee that February 30 does not exist.
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Discussion 1 : 09 Jan 2013 at 11.181
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Government bureaucracy at its worst. Why would it be so difficult to move his date to the nearest existing calendar day? Trying to find witnesses to your birth that occurred 53 years ago is basically impossible. The nurse, doctor and government registrar have mostly like passed on.
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