(VOVworld) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has rejected a request from domestic businesses to revoke the current state of martial law.

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures to the media as he leaves after a handover ceremony for the new Royal Thai Army Chief, General Udomdej Sitabutra, at the Thai Army Headquarters in Bangkok September 30, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

Chan-ocha said that martial law would be imposed throughout Thailand until comprehensive reform had been conducted. He said he had reported on secret anti-government movements and the Thai government would do its utmost to ensure public order. Martial law has been imposed in Thailand before the May 22 coup which ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.