Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army while authorities carry out a full investigation, Thai officials said according to a Reuters report.

Hnin Zar Phyu, 38, the wife of Major General Tun Myat Naing, 41, their 11-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son were arrested in northern Thailand last Wednesday and charged with illegal entry after Myanmar revoked their passports.

They have been sent to the immigration detention centre in Bangkok, the Reuters report said.