Lite Beer Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Navy deploys security personnel to patrol PhuketPhuket Gazette - Maj Gen Ong-art Phiewruangnont will join Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut at a briefing at the Royal Thai Army Fourth Area Command in Nakhon Sri Thammarat today. Photo: Gazette filePHUKET: Navy security personnel have been ordered to accompany police patrols in Phuket to ensure peace is maintained.“You may see officers at some locations, for example, at the airport,” Capt Petcharat Teanjan, Deputy Director of the Civil Affairs Division at the Third Naval Area Command, told the Phuket Gazette this morning.“There’s no reason to be concerned,” Capt Petcharat added. “Please go about your lives normally.”Capt Petcharat did not identify which other key areas in Phuket will be patrolled by security forces.Regardless, he welcomed tourists to continue with their travel plans to Phuket as scheduled.“We wish all tourists a good holiday here,” he said.Pratuang Sornkham, Director of Phuket International Airport, confirmed that all flight schedules remained normal and that the airport had yet to experience any problems since the coup was announced yesterday (story here).“We are operating our normal services as scheduled,” he said.Mr Pratuang also confirmed that airline passengers were exempt from the nationwide curfew initiated last night, banning all unsanctioned travel within Thailand between 10pm and 5am (story here).Phuket Provincial Police Commander Ong-art Phiewruangnont will join Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut at a briefing this afternoon at the Royal Thai Army Fourth Area Command in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.“It will be a video conference to learn about the policies under the coup, such as the curfew,” Maj GenOng-art said.“Rules and regulations, and how they apply to tourist destinations, should be made clear at the conference,” he said. Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Navy-deploys-security-personnel-patrol-Phuket/29532#ad-image-0 -- Phuket Gazette 2014-05-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Army seen passing Phuket airport just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Army seen passing Phuket airport just now. Well, about 5km from the airport and heading south away from the airport..... (Sorry, just being pedantic) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Standing by at the beach road school in Kamala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 any more updates??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I just got back from the airport. Very quiet, few passengers, more security people, 2 bored soldiers, nothing important to report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 In and around Phuke town of Patong yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Welcome to Phuket. The Happy Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Three Army trucks at public school, beach road Kamala. I drove past around 530pm, and the soldiers were having there picture taken on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 still nothing in Patong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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