H.M. The King has granted the name Bhumibol 1 to the northern bridge across the Chao Phraya River linking Bangkok and Samut Prakan, and the name Bhumibol 2 to the southern bridge that links Phra Pradaeng city and Samrong Tai. (Richard Barrow/paknam.com)

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A Thai potter shapes an earthen-ware bowl during the production process at a pottery in Thailand's southern Pattani province. Thailand has tried for years to boost investment in the deep south through tax incentives and other measures, but businesses have been reluctant to put their money into a region where shootings, bombings and arson are a fixture of daily life. (Getty Images)

Thai worker carries ceramic pots from a large kiln during the production process at a pottery in Thailand's southern Pattani province. (Getty Images)

Models display a design by Klosiet, as part of the ELLE Fashion Week 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Models displays a design by Asava, as part of the ELLE Fashion Week 2009 in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, a billboard showing Adolf Hitler saluting is erected in the middle on a highway in the resort town of Pattaya, Chonburi province southeastern Thailand. The Thai language on the billboard said, 'Hitler is not dead,' had been up for several weeks on the main road and was meant to promote the museum's planned opening next month. The billboard has been covered up after complaints from the Israeli and German ambassadors, the museum's manager said. (AP Photo/Maxmilian Wechsler)

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Miss Pongchanok Kunklub was crowned as Miss Thailand World 2009 on Saturday night.(missthailandworld2009.bectero.com)

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rally outside the Government House in Bangkok October 17, 2009. Several thousand "red shirt" protesters rallied in Bangkok amid tight security on Saturday to demand the Thai government submits its petition seeking a royal pardon for Thaksin. (Reuters)

New Thailand's football coach Bryan Robson of England, right, is presented with a team jacket by chief adviser of the Thai Football Association Suwat Liptapallop after a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Robson, a former England captain agreed in a four-year contract to coach the Thai football team in his first international career as coach. (AP)

Former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson wears a Thai national football team tracksuit as he gives a Thai "wai" greeting to the media at a news conference in Bangkok October 16, 2009. Robson agreed a four-year contract on September 23 to coach the three-time Southeast Asian champions in his first foray into international football management. (Reuters)

A Thai farmer hands over a petition to EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, right, in front of the European Commission and Council headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Farmers and environmental group Greenpeace handed over a petition signed by 180.000 people calling for the EU to reject the authorization of Bayer Genetic Manipulated rice, which is currently being reviewed by the Commission. (AP)

Buddhist monks gather under the photos of the 1973 student uprising during a memorial service marking the 36th anniversary of the incident in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Scores of Thai people were killed when activists and students took up the streets in an uprising against a military dictatorship in 1973. (AP)

A Thai woman prays as she attends a memorial service marking the 36th anniversary of the student uprising in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. (AP)