Thailand on Thursday lifted a state of emergency that had been imposed on the capital Bangkok since last week to quell anti-government protests but failed to do so.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had earlier said he was prepared to lift the decree as a show of good faith and provided there was no more violence.But protesters on Wednesday night gave the prime minister three days to resign or they would return to the streets. It is unclear whether the lifting of the decree would help end the student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.Thursday's measure, approved by the prime minister, took eff…READ FULL ARTICLE
