Chart Thai Party leader Banharn Silpa-archa makes a sign for the number 13, the number his party will be using at the December general election, at the poll registration centre in Bangkok November 7, 2007. More than a year after a bloodless coup, Thailand began a campaign for a December general election to return the country to civilian rule under an army-designed constitution likely to produce a weak coalition government. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

Garland-clad Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva holds up four fingers, signifying the number his party will be using at the December general election, at the poll registration centre in Bangkok November 7, 2007. More than a year after a bloodless coup, Thailand began a campaign for a December general election to return the country to civilian rule under an army-designed constitution likely to produce a weak coalition government. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

Samak Sundaravej, center, leader of People's Power Party is surrounded by supporters after his registration for his party for the upcoming general election at a sports stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007. Official campaigning for Thailand's first general elections since last year's military coup began Wednesday as 18 parties registered candidates for what is expected to be a contest with no overwhelming winner. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thai troopers chase a militant hiding in the jungle in Thailand's troubled southern Yala province. The unrest in Thailand's insurgency-hit Muslim-majority south has shown no signs of abating, with 10 people killed in a series of attacks and 27 wounded in a market bombing.(AFP/Muhammad Sabri)

Police inspect a market stall after a bomb explosion in Yala province, south of Bangkok, November 6, 2007. The bomb injured 23 people, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND)

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Thai oarsmen row a royal barge on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok November 5, 2007. The majestic royal barge procession, held to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's coming 80th birthday, swept along the river without him on Monday. King Bhumibol, the world's longest reigning monarch, has been in hospital since October 13 after suffering a blood clot in his brain and more than 1 million yellow-clad Thais have signed books wishing him a speedy recovery. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn sits on the Royal Barge during the Royal celebrations on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok November 5,2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILADN)

Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, left, offers saffron cloth to senior Buddhist monks during a Kathin Ceremony, where pieces of cloth are presented to be used as robes for Buddhist monks, as part of the ceremony marking Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday celebration Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at the temple of Dawn in Bangkok, Thailand. King Bhumibol will turn 80 on Dec. 5, 2007. (AP Photo)

A woman selects grilled rats in Suphan Buri province, 120 km (75 miles) north of Bangkok, November 1, 2007. Once struggling to make ends meet in pest-infested villages, Thai rice farmers are now making money out of the very scourge that has gnawed at their finances -- rats. Thailand is the world's biggest rice exporter and roasted bandicoot rat has become a popular delicacy at roadside stalls despite costing twice as much as pork or chicken.  REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Villagers with cages on motorcycles travel to a rice field to catch rats in Suphan Buri province, 120 km (75 miles) north of Bangkok.  REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Thailand's Denkaosan Singwancha (R) swings at Takefumi Sakata of Japan during their WBA Flyweight title bout in Saitama November 4, 2007. The match was a draw with Sakata retaining his title. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN)

Local people from Phra Samut Chedi District in Samut Prakan take part in a candlelight procession (wien tien) around the chedi. People from Samut Prakan are now celebrating their annual Phra Samut Chedi Temple Fair that has been going on for hundreds of years. The fair ends on Sunday 11th November 2008. (Richard Barrow/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com)

A dress rehearsal for the Royal Barge Procession passes the Grand Palace on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok November 2, 2007. The Royal barge parade will be held in celebrations for Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej on November 5, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

Thai Royal Navy oarsmen in the Royal Barge Procession passes a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during A dress rehearsal on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok November 2, 2007.The Royal barge parade will be held in celebrations for Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej on November 5, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

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