Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra is seen pictured here with King Mswati III of Swaziland. (twitter.com/thaksinlive)

Ordinands chant prayers on the ground of the Golden Pagoda, background, during the mass ordination at Dhamakaya temple in Pathumthani province, central Thailand Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. More than 7,000 men from the provinces throughout the country ordained Buddhist monks in a ceremony on Saturday. The newly ordained Buddhist monks will practice their teachings at the temples in the rural areas until the end of Buddhist lent which this year falls on October 4.

Thai soldiers stand guard to prevent a mass rally by supporters of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in front of Government House in Bangkok on August 29, 2009. Supporters of fugitive Thaksin postponed their mass rally planned this weekend after the government mobilised thousands of security forces to control the protest. (Getty Images)

A soldier stands guard next to a barricade at the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2009. "Red shirt" supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra have postponed Sunday's planned rally outside the office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva because of a tight security law passed this week. (Reuters)

A supporter of Thailand's ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Daranee Charncherngsilapakul (C), is escort by security guards during her arrival at the court in Bangkok on August 28, 2009. A Thai court convicted and sentenced a female 'Red Shirt' protester to 18 years in prison for insulting the country's revered monarchy during anti-government rallies, an official said. (Getty Images)

Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, left, a 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, receives her medallion and citation from Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno during awarding ceremony Monday Aug. 31, 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila. The awards, which comes with a medallion and US$50,000, is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. Krisana was cited for 'the scientific crusade for affordable medicines' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Thailand's Krisana Kraisintu, left, and India's Deep Joshi, two of the six 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardees, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, pose for the media during a press presentation Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The awards come with a medallion and US$50,000 is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardees, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, pose for the media during a press presentation Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The awards come with a medallion and US$50,000 is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. From left, Yu Xiaogang of China, Deep Joshi of India, Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, Ma Jun of China, Antonio Oposa Jr. of the Philippines, and Ka Hsaw Wa of Mynmar also known as Burma. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

PM Abhisit Vejjajiva at the launch party of TAN Network (Thai-Asean News Network), TAN is Thailand only 24 hours English language news channel. (manager.co.th)

Police officers survey the site of a bomb attack in Narathiwat province, about 1149 km (713) south of Bangkok, August 25, 2009. At least 42 people were injured when suspected insurgents detonated a bomb hidden in a truck parked in front of a crowded restaurant in Maung district, police said. (Reuters)

Miss Thailand Chutima Durongdej accepts flowers after being named Miss Photogenic at the Miss Universe 2009 annual pageant at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

Currently docked at Klong Toey Port, the MV Doulos, is visiting Thailand again and welcoming all bookworms until August 23rd 2009. The MV Doulos is the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger vessel, according to Guinness World Records. She was built in 1914. Doulos has visited more than 100 countries over the past 30 years. About half a million copies of books are loaded on board for the public to purchase. The subjects cover a wide range of genres, including books for children, science books, books on languages, novels, a large collection of publications on Christianity, and many other publications. (Richard Barrow/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com)

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