Thais seen lifting state of emergency as business suffers

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By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is expected to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok, almost two months after it was imposed to quell anti-government protests, because of pressure from businesses and in light of improving security, a top official said on Tuesday. Protesters trying to bring down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and end what they see as the pervasive influence of her brother, ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, have been on the streets for four months. Twenty-three people have been killed, most of them in shootings and grenade blasts, since late November and the bloodshed is scaring tourists away from Bangkok. National Security Council chief Paradorn Pattanathabutr said there was a "very high chance" the emergency in Bangkok and some surrounding areas would be lifted soon.




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