Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks to the press after a special cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok on Oct 16, 2020. (PHOTO / AP)

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday the government will endorse the opening of an extraordinary session of parliament very shortly in a bid to avert a looming political crisis in the face of massive street protests.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha denied that a critical emergency rule, currently imposed in Bangkok to stem street protests, would cover its neighboring provinces or others

Prayut confirmed at the Government House that the cabinet of ministers at Tuesday's meeting will consider supporting calls for the opening of the extraordinary parliamentary session very shortly to address the political situation, refering to the massive protests on the streets of Bangkok and provinces.

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The House of Representatives and the Senate, which are currently in recess and would be otherwise scheduled to open on Nov 1, might not only find ways and means to defuse the looming political crisis but also to promptly push for constitution amendment.

Meanwhile, the Thai prime minister denied that a critical emergency rule, currently imposed in Bangkok to stem street protests, would cover its neighboring provinces or others.

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Neither will a curfew be enforced in the Thai capital or anywhere else in the country, he said.