Thailand 'back' after unrest

THAILAND: Thailand is "back" after recent deadly unrest, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday on his first trip abroad since the end of crippling anti-government protests.

"We are back, stable and secure," he told the World Economic Forum on East Asia, a gathering of global business leaders and regional politicians.

Thai troops moved on May 19 against the fortified encampment which "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters had occupied in an upscale retail and hotel district of central Bangkok.

The move brought an end to street demonstrations and outbreaks of violence which, at their climax, turned parts of Bangkok into battlezones.

Ho Chi Minh City, Sunday, AFP