NCPO chief to consider lifting martial law in tourist destinations
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First Army Area Commander Lt Gen Thirachai Nakwanit said on Wednesday that he would propose that the National Council for Peace and Order chief, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, consider lifting martial law in provinces considered as prime tourist destinations.
Thairachai, who heads the peacekeeping taskforce set up by the junta, said he has assigned all Army regional commands to assess the situations in their respective areas to provide information for Prayuth to consider during a meeting on Friday.
If there are is no opposition to the work of the National Council for Peace and Order in the areas, Prayuth will be then asked to consider lifting the martial law there.
Thirachai said the provinces that could see martial law lifted would be the tourist destinations of Chon Buri, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Rayong as well as some southern areas.
The Nation
