DHAKA: Thailand’s junta said on Tuesday that it was ending a curfew in the major tourist resorts of Pattaya, Koh Samui and Phuket imposed after last month’s military coup.

The measure will be scrapped ‘to create a favourable climate for tourism’, the military said in a televised announcement, reports The Straits Times.

‘The rest of the country remains under curfew,’ it added.

The curfew was initially introduced after the May 22 coup for the whole country for 10:00pm until 5:00am, to the dismay of the owners of bars and other late-night businesses.

BDST: 1656 HRS, JUNE 03, 2014