Name of new Phuket police chief confirmed

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Name of new Phuket police chief confirmed
Saran Mitrarat


Lt Gen Panya Mamen moves upstairs to Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok.

PHUKET: -- Pol Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit has been confirmed as the new Phuket police chief.

Gen Patchara's name had been widely bandied about as the most likely candidate to replace Maj Gen Ong-art Piewruangnon, who was moved to an inactive post in June, and who retires today.

Gen Patchara's appointment is one of a slew of changes taking place at top provincial and regional levels at midnight tonight (September 30).

Lt Gen Panya Mamen, Commissioner of Police Region 8, is promoted to Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok.

He is replaced by Maj Gen Decha Budnampeth, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, and a former provincial police cheif in Phuket. (2006-2008)

Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin, Commander of the Region 8 General Staff Division and the head of the current mafia investigations in Phuket, is promoted to be Deputy Commissioner of Police Region 8.

Maj Gen Smith Mukdasanit, Pathum Thani Provincial Police Commander, takes his place.

Maj Gen Krajang Suwannarat, acting commender of Phuket Provincial Police, returned to his post as Region 8 Deputy Commissioner yesterday (September 29). He is due to retire in a year's time.

Once these officers have settled into their new posts, other promotions and movements may take place in the Phuket provincial police ranks.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/name-of-new-phuket-police-chief-confirmed-48936.php


-- Phuket News 2014-09-30

[Cuchulainn]

And what's he going to do? Sit around and scratch his hole like the rest of 'em?

[Costas2008]

And what's he going to do? Sit around and scratch his hole like the rest of 'em?

You shouldn't be negative.

Lets wait and see what he can offer to the Phuket community and then we can criticize or praise.

[tingtong]

The best money could buy...

[steelepulse]

Coincidence that the ex General was moved to inactive right when the crackdown began on Phuket? I'd say not. I can't recall him for doing anything, except for maybe the comb over.

[Nuddy]

Be nice if those surf skis were "moved on "!

Regards

[JacChang]

The face says it all.

[me313]

Out with the old! In with the Old!

[ableguy]

Does not look like the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[BestBitterPhuket]

I hope he is an honest man who puts the honor of servingThailand and well being of Thais and visitors before anything else. There are still a lot of work to do on Phuket. He will be watched with eagle eyes.