PM orders speeding up investigation into British tourists' murder
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Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-o-cha has ordered police to expedite probe into the murder of a British man and a British woman on Ko Tao Island off Surat Thani province.
Gen Prayuth told journalists before attending weekly cabinet meeting that the murder has tarnished the Kingdom’s tourism image, stressing that police officers have been ordered to intensify the hunt for the suspects in the double murder.
Meanwhile Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, in charge of internal security, also urged police and relevant authorities on the island to speed up search for the killers.
