Storm hit Khon Kaen province last night damaging about 70 houses. (manager.co.th)

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - MARCH 29: (L-R) Angad Kalaan, Peter Prentice, Oliviero Bottinelli and Uday Kalaan of the Audemars Piguet elephant polo team celebrate their win in the finals of the King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The polo event aims to raise a record 1.5 million Thai baht to fund a project that provides for the welfare of elephants and their mahouts. It is estimated that Thailand's elephant population has dwindled to just over 4,000, with 2,500 domesticated and only 1,500 in the wild. (Getty Images)

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND - MARCH 29: Elephant polo players compete in the finals of the King's Cup Elephant Polo at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa March 29, 2009 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The polo event aims to raise a record 1.5 million Thai baht to fund a project that provides for the welfare of elephants and their mahouts.

Chutima Durongdej was crowned Miss Thailand Universe on Saturday night.

Thai Buddhist monks listen to a sermon during merit making ceremonies Saturday, March 28, 2009, near Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand. The gathering of several thousand monks called on all Buddhist to follow the teaching of Buddha to get beyond the current economic problems in Thailand. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

One of Thai Buddhist monks sips iced coffee prior to merit making ceremonies Saturday, March 28, 2009, near Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand. The gathering of several thousand monks called on all Buddhist to follow the teaching of Buddha to get beyond the current economic problems in Thailand. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

A combination picture shows a view of the Bangkok skyline before (top) and during Earth Hour March 28, 2009. More than 80 countries have signed up for Earth Hour on Saturday in which homes, office towers and landmarks will turn off their lights from 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gives a live address via a tele-conference to supporters during a rally outside the Government House in Bangkok March 27, 2009. Thousands of anti-government protesters stopped Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from entering his office on Friday and vowed to continue their siege until he stepped down. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gives a live address via a tele-conference to supporters during a rally outside the Government House in Bangkok March 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

A Thai worker wears a ghost mask while showing counterfeit VCDs during the annual destruction of intellectual property goods in Pathum Thani province suburb of Bangkok on March 27, 2009. Thai Department of Intellectual Property destroyed more than one million items of intellectual property violated goods, worth 45 million USD to show the Thai government's sincerity of solving the problem. (Getty Images)

A Thai worker hits on counterfeit VCDs during the annual destruction of intellectual property goods in Pathum Thani province suburb of Bangkok on March 27, 2009. (Getty Images)

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather at the Government House in Bangkok March 26, 2009. Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Thursday, demanding Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva resign as he launched a campaign to help low-income workers with cash handouts in a looming recession. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Thai demonstrators fill the street outside government house, background left, to hear the voice of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who addresses the crowd through telephone during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, hands over a cheque worth Baht 2,000 (about US$57) to Gongjai Harnchai as Finance Minister Korn Jatikawanich, 2nd left, and Commerce Minister Paitoon Kaewtong, 2nd right, look on during a ceremony for the cash hand-out for Bangkok residents at the city hall in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. The ceremony is part of the government's spending package to boost the slow country's economy. Millions of Thai people making less than 15,000 baht (about US$428) a month are eligible to receive the cheques. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

A Thai man shows a cheque worth Baht 2,000 (about US$ 57) he received during a ceremony for the cash hand-out for Bangkok residents at the City Hall in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra walk past the Democracy monument during a protest march to the Government House in Bangkok March 26, 2009. About 10,000 red-shirted protesters began their march from Sanam Luang to the Government House on Thursday, a local newspaper reported. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

An anti-government demonstrator wears exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's mask after arriving outside the government house Thursday, March 26, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A staff member dusts a BMW "M1 Homage" concept vehicle, displayed at the 30th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok on March 25, 2009. The 30th Bangkok International Motor Show will be held from March 26 to April 6 and is expected to attract more than 1.6 million visitors. (Getty Images)

Visitors take photographs of a Chinese manufactured Chery Faira vehicle, displayed at the 30th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok on March 25, 2009. (Getty Images)

Police officers help Linda Robertson get off a boat in Satun province, southern Thailand, March 24, 2009. A British man sailing with his wife off the coast of southern Thailand was allegedly beaten to death and thrown overboard by men trying to steal their dinghy, Thai police said on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Three Burmese migrants suspected of killing a British man sailing at Satun province arrive on a boat at a harbour in southern Thailand March 24, 2009. A British man sailing with his wife off the coast of southern Thailand was allegedly beaten and tossed overboard on Monday night by men trying to steal their dinghy, Thai police said on Tuesday. Police have arrested three migrant workers from neighbouring Myanmar whom they accused of attacking Malcolm Robertson and his wife, Linda, on their yacht anchored off the coast of Satun, a southern province bordering Malaysia. (REUTERS/Stringer)

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Elephant polo players battle for the ball during an exhibition match in Chiang Rai province on March 23, 2009. Thailand will host the annual King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament on March 23-29. (Getty Images)

Marines undergoing training is never a pretty sight - the brutality and degradation they endure at the hands of their trainers, physically, mentally and emotionally, in order to turn them into lean, mean, fighting machines for King and country. In the above picture, marines are being punished for losing equipment while training. (Jetjaras na Ranong/Bangkok Post)

ON DECK / 'Fried Eggs', an exercise where marines are made to have their breakfast while wearing their shirts as trousers against the heat of the ship's deck. (Jetjaras na Ranong/Bangkok Post)

Thailand singers Golf & Mike (R) perform during the Pattaya International Music Festival March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND) (THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Chinese singer Kym Jin Sha performs during the Pattaya International Music Festival March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Australia singer Cirque de Freak performs during the Pattaya International Music Festival March 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

A model displays a creation of L'Oreal during the Bangkok International Fashion Week in Bangkok, Thailand, the Fashion Week is held from 19-22 March 2009. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Model displays creations of Code 10 during the Bangkok International Fashion Week in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo Sakchai Lalit)

Thai protester kicks a burning effigy of Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva outside the Parliament during a no-confidence debate in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, March 19, 2009. Thailand's prime minister said his critics planted four small bombs in a southern province in an effort to discredit his administration before a parliamentary no-confidence debate that began Thursday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A worker taps sap from rubber trees at a plantation in early morning on March 17, 2009 in Songkhla, Thailand. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have become the world's leading exporters of rubber and rubber products but due to the global financial meltdown the industry has taken a hit. The International Rubber Consortium says it plans to cut exports of natural rubber by 430,000 metric tons this year therefore lowering the overall price of the commodity. (Getty Images)

A worker taps sap from rubber trees at a plantation in early morning on March 17, 2009 in Songkhla. (Getty Images)

Police officers train how to control a big crowd. They are preparing themselves for a major Red Shirts rally at the end of March. (Manager.co.th)

10 million baht worth of marijuana was discovered after a dramatic car chase in Nakhon Ratchasima today. The car, carrying vegetables, crashed through a police checkpoint. The police gave chase until the car flipped over. The driver fled the scene. The police discovered 200 kilos of marijuana hidden under the vegetables. (Manager.co.th)

Police officers survey the site of a bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants on a roadside in southern Thailand's Yala province, south of Bangkok March 15, 2009. Five soldiers were injured in the bomb attack, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND POLITICS CONFLICT)

Thai visitors seek new jobs at a job fair in Bangkok on Friday March 13, 2009. Thailand is facing sharply rising unemployment as the global financial crisis takes hold. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) greets his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva outside 10 Downing Street in London March 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) sits with his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva inside 10 Downing Street in London March 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Andy Rain/Pool)

An elephant plays with a block of ice containing fruit during Thailand's National Elephant Day at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, March 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Elephants eat a buffet of fruit and vegetables during during Thailand's National Elephant Day at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, March 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) arrives at Siriraj Hospital for a medical examination in Bangkok. (REUTERS/Stringer) (THAILAND ROYALS)

Well-wishers hold portraits of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok March 12, 2009. His Majesty the King has been admitted overnight at Siriraj Hospital before his annual medical examination today, the Royal Palace said on Thursday. The check-up is a routine procedure at the doctor's recommendation, local Thai newspapers reported. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom) (THAILAND ROYALS HEALTH IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra talks in Dubai to news media at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong via video conference Thursday, March 12, 2009. Thaksin said Thursday he was short on money after the government froze most of his vast fortune. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Former prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to a luncheon gathering via a live video link at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong. Thaksin made a rare, if virtual, appearance in Hong Kong Thursday. (AFP/Mike Clarke)

Thailand's opposition member of parliament from Pheu Thai Party Peeraphan Palusuk, front left, submits a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to Senate Speaker Prasobsuk Boondej, front right, at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The no-confidence debate against the government of Prime Minister Abhisit is taking place later this week. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand attends the Fall/Winter 2009/10 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week March 10, 2009. The collection was designed by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for French fashion house Chanel. (REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol FRANCE FASHION ROYALS)

Malaysia's King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn attend a welcoming ceremony at the Royal Military Airport in Bangkok March 9, 2009. King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Malaysia's King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (L) and Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn leave after inspecting the guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Royal Military Airport in Bangkok March 9, 2009. King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin is on a four-day visit to Thailand. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages taking part in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 8, 2009. About 6000 birds took part in this competition. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY)

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages taking part in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, about 1,100 km (683 miles) south of Bangkok March 8, 2009. About 6000 birds took part in this competition.

Devotees in a state of trance mimic the creatures which are tattooed on their bodies during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Prathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok March 7, 2009. Thousands of believers from across Thailand travel to the monastery to attend the annual tattoo festival to have their bodies adorned with tattoos and to pay their respects to the temple's master tattooist. They believe the tattoos have mystical powers which ward off bad luck and protect them from harm. (ThaiPhotoBlogs.com/Richard Barrow)

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Rock 'n' Roll Hall-of-Famer Rod Stewart gave a sold-out Impact Arena a mug full of both Rockin' Rod and Karaoke Rod, and the crowd would have loved to hear a whole lot more. (DAILY XPRESS/The Nation)

Anyone donating Bt50 or more will get their hands on a free miniature book containing HRH Princess Maha Chaksri Sirindhorn's wise words at book fairs this month. Held at the Queen Sirikit National and Convention Centre, the Bangkok International Book Fair 2009 will run from March 26 to March 30 while the 37th National Book Fair will run from March 26 to April 6. (Dailyxpress/The Nation)

A white Bengal tiger licks a block of ice as it is given to beat the summer heat at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Mahouts stand on elephants as they play in a pool at Dusit zoo in Bangkok March 4, 2009. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

Philippine armed forces Chief of Staff, General Alexander Yano (L) poses with military commander of Thailand, General Songkitti Jaggabatara during a news conference at the military headquarters in Manila March 3, 2009. (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco)

If a multi-billion-baht plan to reshape Rattanakosin Island and its surrounding communities gets off the ground, Bangkok stands to become the Venice of the East. (DailyXpress/Nation)

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Lorena Ochoa of Mexico holds the trophy after winning the Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 golf tournament in Pattaya March 1, 2009.
REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)