State of emergency declared in Bangkok and neighboring provinces
Reuters reported on January 21 that the Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and neighboring provinces from January 22 to contain the opposition protest movement that has blockaded many areas in the capital to pressure caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign.
Reuters reported on January 21 that the Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and neighboring provinces from January 22 to contain the opposition protest movement that has blockaded many areas in the capital to pressure caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign.
After the cabinet meeting on the same day, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Visarn Techateerawat announced the above state of emergency order.
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| Anti-government protest outside Chitlom Shopping Center in Bangkok. (Source: AFP/VNA) |
Thailand's emergency decree will give the country's security agencies the power to impose curfews, detain suspects without charge, censor the media, ban political gatherings of more than five people and impose lockdowns in many areas across the country./.
According to VNA
