Korkaew Pikulthong (C), one of the detained leaders of the "red shirt" movement, is escorted by policemen after he registered his candidacy for a by-election in Bangkok June 28, 2010. Korkaew, detained on terrorism accusations, registered his candidacy on Monday for a by-election in Bangkok, a move that will let him raise questions about what the opposition calls "political persecution". Korkaew, who will be standing for the opposition Puea Thai Party close to ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, was temporarily released from detention for the registration. (Reuters)

Rescue workers carry an injured woman to a hospital after a boat collision in Surat Thani, south of Bangkok, June 27, 2010. Two speed boats packed with tourists collided between Thailand's Koh Pa Ngan and Koh Samui, injuring 17 foreigners and 16 Thais, a hospital official said on Sunday. The boats collided early Sunday morning about three kilometres away from the resort island of Koh Samui, with no reports of anyone missing or dead, police said. (Reuters)

Thai rescue workers attend to an injured tourist Sunday, June 27, 2010, on arrival in Surat Thani, Thailand, following a speedboat accident near the island of Pha-ngan. Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the Gulf of Thailand on the way to a popular island beach party, police said Sunday. (AP)

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Sombat Boonngamanong, NGO activist and Founder of Mirror Art Group, was arrested while tying red ribbons on a road sign at Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok. He was detained for violating the State of Emergency. (Picture Thai Rath)

Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit holds a bag of methamphetamine pills during the 38th Destruction of Confiscated Narcotics in Ayutthaya province, nearly 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, June 25, 2010. About 2,460 kg (5,423 lbs) of drugs, among them methamphetamines, marijuana, heroin and opium worth more than 6,000 million baht ($185.7 million), were destroyed to commemorate Drugs Free Day on June 26, according to the Public Health Ministry. (Reuters)

Policemen stand guard in front of bags of methamphetamine pills during the 38th Destruction of Confiscated Narcotics in Ayutthaya province, nearly 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, June 25, 2010. About 2,460 kg (5,423 lbs) of drugs, among them methamphetamines, marijuana, heroin and opium worth more than 6,000 million baht ($185.7 million), were destroyed to commemorate Drugs Free Day on June 26, according to the Public Health Ministry. (Reuters)

Japanese living in Thailand buy magazines at Isetan department store in Central World shopping complex in central Bangkok June 24, 2010. Central World, Southeast Asia's second biggest mall, has reopened after the building compound was set on fire on May 19 when troops forcibly dispersed anti-government "red shirt" protesters, leading to deadly clashes with Thai troops. (Reuters)

A Thai narcotics official wheels boxes of drugs (front) confiscated by the Food and Drug Administration in Bangkok June 23, 2010. About 2,460 kg (5,423 lbs) of drugs, among them methamphetamines, marijuana, heroin and opium worth more than 6,000 million baht ($185.7 million), will be incinerated on June 25 to commemorate Drugs Free Day on June 26, according to the Public Health Ministry. (Reuters)

Buddhist monks pray during the funeral of Thai Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol at a temple in Bangkok June 22, 2010. The body of renegade Thai soldier Khattiya will be cremated on Tuesday with security forces deploying up to 1,000 policemen at the temple to prevent any potential unrest during the funeral rite. Khattiya or "Seh Daeng" (Commander Red) was shot while being interviewed by Thai and foreign reporters on May 13, 2010 near the medieval-like barricades built of tires and bamboo staves he designed in a high-end shopping district that protesters occupied for five weeks before an army crackdown on May 19, 2010. (Reuters)

People pack the crematorium during the cremation ceremony for Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Khattiya, a rogue Thai general who aided anti-government protesters during the March to May 2010 bloody protest, was shot on May 13 by an unidentified sniper and died four days after from his wounds. (AP)

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (C) of Thailand stands with French President General de Gaulle (L) and General Demetz outside the Elysee Palace in Paris 14 October 1960 as the Thai royal couple is about to leave after an official visit to France. (Getty Images)

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand shakes hands with French President General de Gaulle outside the Elysee Palace in Paris 14 October 1960 as the Thai royal couple is about to leave after an official visit to France. (Getty Images)

Sony Kuncoro of Indonesia, left, poses with Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana, right, after the men's singles final at the Li-Ning Singapore Open Badminton Super Series on Sunday June 20, 2010 in Singapore. Kuncoro won the match 21-16, 21-16, beating the Thai player. (AP)