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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 Thai PM: No early elections until violence ends By VIJAY JOSHI,Associated Press Writer - 1 hour 43 minutes ago Send IM Story Print BANGKOK – Thailand's leader said Sunday that new elections can be considered only after violence and protests by anti-government activists end completely, after two months of turmoil left at least 85 people dead and deeply divided the country. The comments by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated that he will continue to take a tough line against the Red Shirt protesters and will not make a grand gesture of announcing immediate elections to heal the rift, as some had expected. Under Thai law, Abhisit is not obligated to hold new polls until December 2011. "It is now entirely up to me to see when is the most appropriate time to hold the election," Abhisit said in his weekly television talk show. "At the moment, no one can tell when is the best time. We don't know what will happen next. There are some people still talking about continuing their fight and to hold a protest in June. We will have to see what happens first" before thinking of elections, he said. The Thai capital was gripped with its worst political violence in decades during the Red Shirt occupation of downtown Bangkok, culminating in the military crackdown that sparked a rampage by supporters who launched grenade attacks and set fire to landmark buildings, including the country's stock exchange and biggest shopping mall. At least 16 people were killed in the final offensive Wednesday and more than 100 were wounded. Another 69 died and more than 1,300 injured in previous clashes. Most of the dead were protesters shot by troops. A majority of Red Shirt protesters are from the impoverished rural north and northeast, who say the Oxford-educated Abhisit and his government is elitist and came to power illegitimately. They say they are fighting for democracy and want immediate dissolution of parliament and new elections. In a bid to appease the protests Abhisit had earlier this month offered to hold elections on Nov. 14, but the reconciliation plan fell through when Red Shirt leaders made more demands. All but two top leaders are now in custody although no charges have been filed yet. "I never rejected dissolving Parliament before the end of its term. When I proposed ... Nov. 14 as election date I was hoping that everyone will join in this process. But ... the election should be held in a peaceful atmosphere without violence," he said. On Sunday, hundreds of schoolchildren and residents joined municipal workers at the former protest sites of Red Shirts in Bangkok's fashionable Rajprasong area to clean up the mess left behind. Children cleaned anti-government graffiti, removed posters and washed sidewalks to remove weeks of accumulated grime. "I was shocked at first after seeing what the place has become, but then I felt pumped up after seeing a lot of Bangkok residents coming out to help," said Wannaporn Sukhonpan, 40, wearing waterproof boots and a face mask. "I hold no grudge against those who've done this. This is not the time to be angry. This is the time for unity to help bring back our city to the point where it used to be." The city's two main mass transit systems, the Skytrain and the subway, also reopened Sunday after a week's closure, but with shortened timings. The Skytrain also was not stopping at Rajdamari station, which passes through Rajprasong. TAN Network, Thailand's English language television, reported that cleaning operations at Rajdamri was stopped after troops found 20 homemade bombs near the station. Schools and government offices were scheduled to reopen on Monday, and Abhisit said he will move back to his office from an army base where he had set up a temporary workplace during the unrest. The nighttime curfew, which was imposed on Wednesday, will remain in force on Sunday and Monday, albeit for a shorter period, Abhisit said. "So there is some level of normalcy. By next week most people will feel everything is back to normal," he said. "But I don't think things are completely normal. I know quite well that those (Red Shirt) people are active and what their goal really is." Many analysts believe the Red Shirt movement, which supports ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, could foment unrest for months or even years to come. Thaksin, who lives in exile after his 2006 ouster in a military coup and subsequent conviction on corruption-related charges, has said he supports the Red Shirts' cause. Abhisit's government took power in December 2008, not through an election but by a vote in Parliament, to fill the power vacuum after disputed court rulings ousted two elected pro-Thaksin governments. ____ Associated Press writer Thanyarat Doksone in Bangkok contributed to this report. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Hunt for clues after India crash kills 158; 8 live AP - 15 minutes ago N. 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