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Thailand Lifts State of Emergency in 3 Provinces

   VOA News 20 July 2010
   A  member  of  the  media helps Thai soldiers carry an injured soldier
   after  a grenade attack at Lumpini Park, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand
   (file photo)

Photo: AP

   A  member  of  the  media helps Thai soldiers carry an injured soldier
   after  a grenade attack at Lumpini Park, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand
   (File)

   Thailand  said  Tuesday  it  is  lifting a state of emergency in three
   northern  provinces,  but it will remain in force in others, including
   the capital, Bangkok.
   The government extended the state of emergency for three months across
   much  of  the  country on July 6, citing concerns that anti-government
   elements might instigate more unrest like the weeks of deadly protests
   that began in March.
   The  decree suspends some civil liberties, allows censorship and makes
   it easier to use the military to keep the peace.
   Fighting  between  Thai security forces and anti-government Red Shirts
   killed 90 people and wounded about 1,900 others during the protesters'
   10-week occupation of part of downtown Bangkok. Â
   The military broke up the Red Shirts' encampment in a raid on May 19.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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