Paiboon Koomchaya gestures in a traditional greeting to the media before a news conference on the details of the interim charter, at the Government House in Bangkok July 23, 2014. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's martial law will not be lifted for the foreseeable future, the justice minister said on Friday, despite an earlier pledge to lift the law in some provinces to help the tourism industry which has struggled since a military coup in May.
The announcement comes as Thailand prepares to enter its peak tourism season, over the Christmas and New Year period.
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