Bangkok , Thailand ( CNN ) -- The Thai government on Sunday extended a curfew in the capital and nearly a third of the country 's provinces for at least two more nights , but shortened the hours when residents are required to stay off the streets . In his weekly television address , Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said officials would extend the curfew , which had been scheduled to end Sunday morning . He said the curfew would stretch from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. -- starting two hours later and ending an hour earlier than it had for the past three nights . He said officials would review whether a curfew remained necessary in the coming days . In his address , Abhisit repeated his push for national reconciliation . He said an independent fact-finding committee would review events that took place during the protests and officials would conduct a national survey to determine peoples ' needs and wishes . Timeline of Thailand 's political crisis . `` Everything is calm and returning to normalcy , '' he said , according to the Thai News Agency . Crews are cleaning up Bangkok 's streets and government agencies and schools will reopen Monday , Abhisit said . More than 1,000 businesses have registered for assistance after sustaining damages as protests , riots and clashes between anti-government demonstrators and troops rocked Bangkok 's main shopping district , he said . Officials imposed a curfew in Bangkok on Wednesday after government troops surged into Lumpini Park , where anti-government Red Shirt demonstrators had amassed . What were the protests about ? After hours of intense street battles , five anti-government protest leaders were taken into custody . At least three more turned themselves in Thursday . Red Shirt leaders called off the protest , but some did not heed the call as smaller riots erupted in the city . More than 30 buildings -- including a bank , a police station , a local television station and Thailand 's biggest shopping mall -- were set ablaze . At least 50 people have been killed in clashes in the past several weeks and nearly 400 people injured , government officials said . The Red Shirt opposition members support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006 . They had been protesting for weeks , demanding that Abhisit dissolve parliament and call new elections .
NEW : Thai government to extend curfew in Bangkok for two more nights . It was put in place on Wednesday and was due to end on Friday . Hours of curfew will be shortened to 11 p.m. to 4 a.m in Bangkok and some provinces . Curfew began after troops moved into area where anti - government protesters had gathered .