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Thailand’s Interior Ministry said the transfer of Phuket’s governor and related leadership changes were intended to ease unresolved provincial problems and support smoother administration.

Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthavorn said he had warned officials not to seek benefits from anyone as he addressed his transfer to the Interior Ministry and ongoing internal disputes in the province.

Thailand's cabinet has transferred Phuket governor "Sembe" to a deputy permanent secretary post at the Interior Ministry, while the same report also notes Suchart's statement about reclaiming beaches in Phuket province, possibly in July.

A People’s Party MP has criticized the transfer of Phuket’s governor and deputy governor over a leaked chat scandal, saying the move does not address the root problem and calling for a full investigation into alleged mafia-linked corruption.

A People’s Party MP has attacked the transfer of Phuket’s governor and deputy governor after a leaked chat controversy, saying the reshuffle does not solve the underlying problem and calling for a deeper investigation.

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved the transfer of Phuket Governor Nirat to a senior Interior Ministry post in Bangkok, with Chotinrin Kerdsom set to replace him after royal endorsement.

A House committee chair has questioned the transfer of Phuket’s governor and two deputy governors, saying the government should dig deeper into alleged benefit-taking linked to officials in the province.

A deputy interior minister said Thailand's prime minister has ordered three deputy interior ministers to help resolve ongoing problems in Phuket after the cabinet approved a reshuffle replacing the provincial governor.

The Interior Ministry has transferred Samut Sakhon Deputy Governor Police Captain Ketrat Chansilp to Phuket, effective June 16, 2026, as part of a five-person reshuffle.

Thailand's cabinet has approved the transfer of Phuket Governor Nirut Pongsitthaworn to the Interior Ministry and named Deputy Permanent Secretary Chotinrin Kerdsom as the new Phuket governor amid conflict among senior officials in the province.