Thai policemen inspect identity cards at a checkpoint in outskirts of Bangkok. The Thai government has invoked a tough security law, the Internal Security Act, giving the armed forces broad powers to control an upcoming rally by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra if necessary. (Reuters)

A Thai policeman stands guard at a checkpoint on a highway on the outskirts of Bangkok March 9, 2010. (Reuters)

His Majesty the King receives a briefing yesterday on the situation in the country from the prime minister. Abhisit Vejjajiva was granted a private meeting with His Majesty on the 14th floor of the Chalermphrakiat building, Siriraj Hospital. (ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU)

Escorted and guarded by Thai commandoes, Maj. Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol (center), alias Seh Daeng, a supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is brought to criminal court Monday, March 8, 2010, in Bangkok. Khattiya and seven associates were arrested on Saturday on charges of illegal possession of firearms. The Criminal Court on Monday granted bail to Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol and six of his aides after a lawyer placed 1.6 million baht as collateral. (AP)

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters)

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages during in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 7, 2010. About 6,000 birds took part in the competition. (Reuters)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 06: Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand waits with his caddie on the 18th hole during the the third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on March 6, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 04: Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand plays his second shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on March 4, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Getty Images)

A traffic policeman walks past a group of Bangladeshi Jumma Buddhist student monks and novices during a rally outside the United Nations building in Bangkok March 5, 2010. The monks urged the Bangladesh military and Bengali Muslim settlers to stop attacks on the Jumma indigenous people in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and asked the U.N. to help victims of the attacks. The group said 76 people were injured and 25 villagers are still missing from the attack on February 20. (Reuters)

Bangladeshi Jumma Buddhist student monks sit with placards during a rally calling for an end to violence in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, outside the United Nations building in Bangkok March 5, 2010. (Reuters)

Photo provided by the Melbourne Zoo, Mali, a baby Thai elephant, walks from beneath her mother Dokkoon after a naming ceremony performed by Buddhist monks in Melbourne, Australia. Mali is Thai for jasmine and was chosen out of five possibilities derived from her Thai lineage in a public vote held by the zoo. (AP)

Thai tennis player Paradon Srichaphan poses next to a cutout of himself in "Bang Rajan 2", a new historical movie at the opening ceremony of the movie in Bangkok March 3, 2010. The movie is expected to have a general release in Thailand at the end of March 2010. (Reuters)

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Parachutists from the Thai Air Force board a U.S. aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III, during a parachute jumping training session as part of the "Cope Tiger 2010" joint Air Force exercise at Royal Thai Air Force headquarters in Bangkok March 3, 2010. About 1,600 soldiers from three countries -- Thailand, U.S. and Singapore are participating in the two-week air force exercise. (Reuters)

Thai parachutists attend a training session as part of the "Cope Tiger 2010" joint Air Force exercise over Lop Buri province, about 153 km (96 miles) North of Bangkok March 3, 2010. (Reuters)