Narathiwat Deputy Gov. Samat Waradisai and Vice
Adm. Sonthaya Noichaya exchange gifts at the welcoming ceremony.
Patcharapol Panrak
Top government and police officials from Thailand’s embattled Narathiwat
Province learned about the history of the Royal Thai Marine Corps during a
visit to its Sattahip museum.
Vice Adm. Sonthaya Noichaya welcomed Deputy Gov. Samat Waradisai, village
heads and sheriff’s officials on their tour Feb. 26. The visit was one of
many organized by the Royal Thai Navy to win the “hearts and minds” of
leaders in the country’s three embattled provinces which have been under
military rule since 2007.
Samat said building a relationship with the military would create better
understanding and cooperation to solve the unrest.