Offices, schools and businesses have reopened in Bangkok, days after a violent end to weeks of protests.

Traffic jams have returned to highways where last week troops fenced off no-go areas.

Residents and workers within what was called the "red-shirt" protest zone are continuing to clean up as civic services return to normal.

Nine weeks of protests that left more than 80 dead and hundreds injured were ended by military action last week.

A parliamentary session is scheduled for later on Monday.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in his regular TV address on Sunday that "everything is calm and returning to normalcy".

He said he would be returning to his usual home and office addresses, after spending the past nine weeks in the headquarters of the 11th Infantry in the north of the city.

More rallies?
 
The overground railway, the Skytrain, and the underground have both returned to normal service, along with public buses.

However, the burned-out ruins of several major city landmarks remain as a reminder of the recent carnage.

A night-time curfew, from 11pm to 4am, remains in force in Bangkok and 23 provinces.

The political programme remains unclear. The government says it is pursuing a road-map, a general five-point outline of ideas about national reconciliation.

Analysts suggest a new election will need to be called, and opposition parties are threatening a no-confidence vote.

Mr Abhisit has said his plan is to wait until he has assessed "the lay of the land".

Some red-shirt leaders have said they plan new rallies both in Bangkok and elsewhere.

The red-shirts were demanding the resignation of Mr Abhisit, saying his government came to power illegitimately.

Many of the protesters in Bangkok came from the north and north-east of Thailand, where support for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a 2006 military coup, remains strong.
 
Source- BBC