Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to investigate leaked Line chat messages allegedly showing the chief of the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) instructing a senior Phuket official to "help the blue party" during the recent election campaign.
Mr Anutin, who also serves as interior minister and leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, which is widely associated with the colour blue, said he had seen reports concerning the alleged exchanges between Narucha Kosacivilize, director-general of the DoPA, and Roongruang Thimabut, deputy governor of Phuket.
