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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Thailand ends emergency rule in more areas AFP - Tuesday, August 17 Send IM Story Print Thailand ends emergency rule in more areas BANGKOK (AFP) - – Thailand lifted a controversial state of emergency in three more provinces Monday, but not Bangkok, almost three months after the end of deadly street protests that left the nation deeply divided. The move came as 17 leaders of the "Red Shirt" anti-government movement appeared in court, where they pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges over their role in the two-month-long mass rally, which left about 90 people dead. The government said that although there were lingering fears of unrest, it was scrapping emergency rule in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Ubon Ratchathani in northern Thailand because the strict laws were hurting business and tourism. "I admit that to revoke the emergency decree is risky as there might be some activities that will affect the image of the country," said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. "For Bangkok and surrounding provinces, it's the hardest decision to make as Bangkok is the centre of everything," added Abhisit, who has come under pressure from foreign allies and rights groups to revoke the laws. The government has said the decree is still needed in the capital following two small bomb blasts there last month, including one that killed a man. At one point about one-third of the country was under emergency rule. The strict laws, which ban public gatherings of more than five people and give security forces the right to detain suspects for 30 days without charge, remain in place in seven out of Thailand's 76 provinces. They were introduced in Bangkok on April 7 in response to mass anti-government protests by the "Red Shirt" movement that also left 1,900 people injured, ending in a bloody army crackdown in May. Authorities have used the emergency powers to arrest hundreds of suspects and silence anti-government media. Thailand's Criminal Court on Monday agreed to proceed with the trials of 17 top Red Shirts and set a date of September 27 for both sides to provide evidence before the hearings begin. They include key protest leaders such as Red Shirt chairman Veera Musikapong and Kokaew Pikulthong, who stood as an opposition candidate in a recent Bangkok by-election but was not allowed out of jail to campaign. "We are confident we can prove they are innocent," their lawyer Karom Poltaklang said. Some Red Shirt leaders are in hiding, including Arisman Pongruangrong, who led the storming of an Asian summit in the Thai resort of Pattaya in 2009. The Reds, many of whom support fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, view the current government as elitist and undemocratic because it came to power after a court ruling threw out the previous administration. Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will indict Thaksin, who faces an arrest warrant for terrorism but lives in self-imposed exile overseas. After the May crackdown, Red Shirt leaders asked their thousands of supporters to disperse, but enraged protesters set fire to dozens of buildings, including a shopping mall and the stock exchange. As well as Bangkok, the nearby provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, as well as Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nakhon Ratchasima in the Reds' stronghold in the northeast, remain under emergency law. Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said the decree could be rolled back soon in areas surrounding the capital. "It depends on the situation but it's likely the decree will be revoked in the suburb provinces next week," he said. 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