18 September 2025
When Thai and English packs drift apart
Bilingual regulatory reporting applications create quiet inconsistencies — how to keep figures aligned across language versions.
Entities that file in both Thai and English sometimes maintain parallel workbooks. During audit fieldwork we regularly find a figure corrected in one language pack and left untouched in the other.
Controls that help
- One numerical source that both narrative packs reference
- A bilingual glossary for line captions that do not translate one-to-one
- A single freeze artifact, not two freezes an hour apart
- Reviewers who check cross-references, not only grammar
Audit implication
If your engagement letter covers “the reporting application,” specify whether both language packs are in scope. Otherwise findings may land on the version nobody submitted.