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