PHUKET: Television images have been released tonight showing Red leaders and others held in detention by the Army authorities appearing to be in good condition.

Reports so far indicate there has been no obvious mistreatment of anyone held by the coup command.

Former government minister Chaturon Chaiseang, who was arrested at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand in Bangkok this afternoon after speaking to reporters, appears before a military court at 9am on Wednesday.

Release of the images of other detainees came as Thailand's junta announced today that eight governors of Thai provinces have been moved, as of next month.

The provinces where the governors are to be changed are Chiang Mai, Kon Kaen, Saraburi, Chai Nart, Tak, Buriram, Nakhonrathchasima and Pattalung.

Changes in governors are usually only made each October. All of the provinces involved are considered to be important northern and north eastern provinces.

Some of the governors are being exchanged around the regions to other provinces. Only one, the governor of Kon Kaen, is being moved back to the Interior Ministry in Bangkok.

Thailand has 77 provinces and the governors are non-political appointed administrators.

With the curfew easing to midnight to 4am from Wednesday, Siam Centre, Siam Discovery, Siam Tower and Siam Paragon in Bangkok have announced that the shopping centres will resume normal trading hours from 10am-10pm.

Other retail outlets around Thailand - including Chiang Mai, Phuket and Pattaya - are expected to also return to normal trading hours from Wednesday.

Prisons throughout Thailand have to follow the rules of the military courts with inmates sent from the military courts, the coup command announced tonight.

The announcement is believed to apply to anti-coup protesters and lese majeste suspects, as well as people who have failed to report to the Army as requested.