Protests in Thailand have plunged the country into a state of emergency.
The government declared a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces starting Wednesday
It's a move to de-escalate more than two months of protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
But Thai protesters here aren't phased.
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 48 YEAR-OLD ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTER, PANU KETPIBOON, SAYING:
"We don't worry at all about it. We have been here for two months and there has been no violence."
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) BANGKOK OFFICE WORKER, ALISA, SAYING:
"The protesters have not been violent; I don't know why they have imposed a state of emergency."
Now, farmers are contemplating joining the protests -- a potentially worrying situation for the prime minister, who relies heavily on rural support.
The Deputy Prime Minister made this announcement:
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER SURAPONG T
