By Linda Khoo Hui Li
BANGKOK, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand today lifted the Serious Emergency Situation in Bangkok after more than a week of daily anti-government protests in Bangkok and other cities.
The announcement, published in the Royal Gazette, stated that the emergency measures banning public gathering of five people or more, and publication of news and other online messages that could affect national security, are revoked.
It said the situation that led to the announcement of the Serious Emergency Situation in Bangkok has eased and ended.
“The situation can be enforced by government officials under regular laws,” it added.
Oct 15, Prayuth declared a ‘Serious Emergency Situation in Bangkok’ in a bid to end three months of student-led street protests
The protesters repeated their demands for political change, including for the prime minister to step down, the dissolution of Parliament, rewriting of the Constitution, and to bring reform to the monarchy.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved the holding of a special parliamentary session to discuss the on-going anti-government protests.
Yesterday, Prayuth said he “is preparing” to lift the state of emergency in Bangkok “promptly if there are no violent incidents”.
–NNN-BERNAMA