Phuket Governor off island to report to army base

PHUKET: Bangkok’s appointed leader to the island, Phuket Governor Maitri Insthusut, departed this morning to report to the Royal Thai Army base in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

Governor Maitri’s trip comes in the wake of Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha’s declaration of martial law, which took affect at 3am today (story here).

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Governor Maitri is expected to arrive at the base at 2pm.

He was unavailable for comment.

However, Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa assured the Phuket Gazette that officials were working as usual in Phuket (story here).

“In Phuket, protesters are not violent, so the martial law order is nothing to panic about,” Vice Governor Sommai said.

— Chutharat Plerin

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