Martial law 'on its way out ' within days, says Thai FM
Afp, Hanoi
Thai Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram said yesterday that martial law, imposed after the kingdom's bloodless September 19 coup, was "on the way out" and could be lifted within days. "Let me talk about this month as being a possible goal to achieve," Nitya said of lifting martial law, including restrictions on freedom of speech and assembly. "I think it is a matter of days rather than weeks." The kingdom's military-installed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont arrives in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi Friday for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, under the shadow of martial law and the recent putsch. "People are concerned about what is happening in Thailand," Nitya told AFP of his meetings with fellow Apec foreign ministers in Hanoi.
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