Gotabaya Rajapaksa is staying at a hotel here in the heart of Thailand’s capital, where the police have advised the ousted Sri Lankan President to remain indoors for security reasons, according to a media report on Friday.

Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand with three other people on a chartered flight from Singapore at Wing 6 of the military airport adjacent to Don Mueang International Airport around 8pm local time on Thursday.

The group had planned to land in Phuket but concerns about a possible information leak resulted in the flight being redirected to the military airport in Bangkok, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported, citing a source.

At the hotel, plainclothes police officers from the Special Branch Bureau have been deployed to ensure the safety of Rajapaksa. Officials have asked the embattled former Sri Lankan President to remain within the hotel during his stay in the country, the report said. Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on the same day that his visa in Singapore expired. He arrived here for a temporary stay before seeking permanent asylum in another country. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday confirmed a temporary visit to Thailand by Rajapaksa for humanitarian reasons.