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Thai army says Bangkok curfew not needed yet


    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military said on Sunday a curfew would not be imposed in parts of Bangkok because the night time restrictions were not yet required.

    "It's not necessary to use such measures yet, because we fear that the adverse impact on the public would outweigh the benefit," Lieutenant-General Aksara Kerdphon, of the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situations told a news conference.

    The government had earlier said a night-time curfew would be imposed in some parts of Bangkok.

    (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Bill Tarrant)