The Prime Minister took a day off to stay in Phuket.

Phuket, The Prime Minister submitted a leave of absence on 9 Aug., requesting personal leave to stay in Phuket for another day. Reporters reported that after completing his mission in Phuket Province, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin did not return to Bangkok with his entourage because he had submitted a letter requesting a one-day leave on August 9th, which was a personal leave. The Prime Minister has assigned Mr. Chai Wachirong, the Prime Minister's Office spokesman, to welcome and give advice to teachers, students and staff of Plak Daeng Wittayakhom School and Plak Daeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Rayong Province, who traveled to study at Government House. Source : Thai News Agency