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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Thai PM says emergency rule to stay for now Reuters - 56 minutes ago By Kittipong Soonprasert ADVERTISEMENT BANGKOK - Thailand's capital, Bangkok, could remain under emergency rule for another week after an attempted political assassination raised fears of further unrest, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday. In his weekly televised address, Abhisit also gave more details of a move to amend the controversial 2007 constitution in a bid to resolve Thailand's long-running political crisis. "I hope when I meet you again next Sunday. We will feel normalcy and peace in society again," he said of the emergency rule imposed during a week of protests in which two people were killed and a major Asian summit cancelled. The state of emergency covers the sprawling city of 10 million people and surrounding areas, but has had little impact on daily life. There is no curfew and troops are visible in only a few areas away from tourist sites. Abhisit vowed to find those responsible for Friday's gun attack on Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the "yellow shirt" protest movement against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 coup. Sondhi was in stable condition recovering from head wounds after gunmen raked his car with automatic rifle fire on Friday, escalating tensions after a week of street violence involving rival "red shirt" protesters loyal to Thaksin. "This can lead to wider conflict. Please be confident that the government will solve this case with speed and in a transparent manner," Abhisit said, urging Sondhi's supporters to stay off the streets. "Please do not raise this issue into a wider violent conflict which will put democracy at risk," he said. Sondhi's People's Alliance for Democracy played no part in the political violence which forced the government to cancel a major Asian summit last week after Thaksin supporters invaded the conference site in the nearby beach resort of Pattaya. The extra-parliamentary PAD mounted a street campaign in 2008 that peaked with the occupation of Bangkok's main airports and undermined two pro-Thaksin governments that were thrown out by the courts. No PAD leader has been arrested or charged in connection with the airport seizures which stranded thousands of foreign tourists and badly damaged the economy. By comparison, authorities swiftly arrested several red-shirt leaders of the three-week siege of Abhisit's offices at Government House, which ended last week after troops surrounded the group. The red-shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship wants Abhisit to resign and call new elections, arguing that his victory in a parliamentary vote in December was illegitimate. Abhisit refused again on Sunday to call a new vote, saying there was a high risk of violence in the current politically charged climate. Calm has returned to Bangkok's streets for now, but the divide between Thailand's royalist elite and middle class elements of Thai society who oppose Thaksin and his rural backers remains as deep as ever. A new election would be held under the constitution drafted by a military-backed government in 2007, which critics say is undemocratic and has been a source of political tension. Abhisit said political parties will have two weeks to suggest amendments, which will be presented to the public for consent. "If we get that, we will go ahead with the amendments." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article 0 users recommend Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Taiwan receives 3,000 Chinese tourists per dayAP - 14 minutes ago China's poor hope reforms will fix health careAFP - 15 minutes ago 3,000 civilians flee Sri Lanka war zone: militaryAFP - 29 minutes ago 2 Koreas to hold first dialogue in a yearAP - 44 minutes ago Suspected US missiles kill 3 in NW PakistanAP - 49 minutes ago Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Mummies found in ancient Egypt burial chamber 'Dracula bandit' gets 20-yr jail sentence Police nab Norwegian pair during high-speed sex Ailing Citigroup returns to profit after heavy losses Britain's MI5 seeking real 'Q' View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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