Fugitive Thai banker Rakesh Saxena is escorted by Thai police officers at the Crime Suppression Division office in Bangkok October 31, 2009. Rakesh returned to Thailand after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected his latest appeal against extradition. Saxena, 57, was charged by Thai police in 1996 with helping to embezzle about $88 million from the former Bangkok Bank of Commerce, where he served as a senior advisor. (Reuters)

Rakesh Saxena arrives at the Crime Suppression Division police unit in Bangkok on Saturday Oct 31 2009. A fugitive former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure caused a crisis of confidence that helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown arrived Friday night in Bangkok after his extradition from Canada. Saxena, 57, had staged one of the longest extradition battles in Canadian history to avoid being sent back to face charges he helped embezzle $88 million from the Bangkok Bank of Commerce, which collapsed in 1995. The bank had about $3 billion in bad debt when it was shut down. (AP)

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team flies over Bangkok, Thailand , Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai visitors look at a dragon made of balloons on display at the 2009 Balloon Art World challenge event in Bangkok on October 12, 2009. The Balloon Art World challenge 2009, the international balloon decoration competition, is being held in Bangkok until October 14. (Getty Images)

Thai visitors look at a colourful portrait of Marilyn Monroe made of balloons on display at the 2009 Balloon Art World challenge event in Bangkok on October 12, 2009. The Balloon Art World challenge 2009, the international balloon decoration competition, is being held in Bangkok until October 14. (Getty Images)

The winner of Miss Thailand 2009 was Miss Ornvipa Kanoknateesawad. She also won four other awards during the contest: Miss Media Choice, Miss Healthy, Miss Personality and Miss Princess. (Asiancuteidol)

Ai Haruna, 37, from Japan, celebrates after winning the Miss International Queen 2009 transsexual beauty pageant in the Thai resort city of Pattaya, about 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Bangkok October 31, 2009. (Reuters)

Miss International Queen 2009 Haruna Ai of Japan (C), flanked by first runner-up Kangsadal Wongdusadeekul of Thailand (R) and second runner-up Daniela Marques of Brazil, waves after she was crowned during the Miss International Queen beauty pageant in Pattaya, southeastern Thailand late on October 31, 2009. The Miss International Queen transsexuals and transvestites contest is aimed at the promotion of tolerance and positive attitude towards transsexuals and transvestites. (Getty Images)

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)

The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron 'Thunderbirds' arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok on October 8, 2009. Thunderbirds will perform to the public during the Thai air show on October 10. (Getty Images)

Thunderbirds jet number 5 of the US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron lands upon arriving at Don Muang airport in Bangkok on October 8, 2009. (Getty Images)

Rescue workers gather around a train after it derailed near the Thai city of Hua Hin, south of Bangkok, October 5, 2009. The passenger train bound for Bangkok derailed in Thailand's Hua Hin coastal resort district in heavy rain early on Monday, killing at least 7 people and injuring up to 100, local media reports said. (Reuters)

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A devotees of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine has his tongue pierced prior to a street procession at the Vegetarian Festival Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Phuket, Thailand. The annual festival traces its origin back to the early 1800's when Chinese tin miners and others who had been stricken with disease recovered by adhering to a strict vegetarian diet.

A Devotee of the Chinese Shrine Yok Ke Keng walks across hot coals at the Vegetarian Festival Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Phuket, Thailand. The annual festival traces its origin back to the early 1800's when Chinese tin miners and others who were stricken by diseases, allegedly recovered by adhering to a strict vegetarian diet. (AP)

Elephants and Thai well-wishers pray for King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok October 1, 2009. The health of Thailand's 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has improved after he was treated for lung inflammation during his longest hospitalisation in two years, the Royal Household Bureau said. (Reuters)

Thai buffalo racers compete in an annual water buffalo race in Chonburi Province, 110 kilometers (68 miles) south of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. The annual race was held as a celebration among rice farmers before the rice harvest. (Richard Barrow/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com)

Twenty five contestants competing in the Miss Poland 2009 contest are presently touring Thailand. They will be here from 5th-14th October 2009. Some of the major locations that they will visit include Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and Krabi. (Richard Barrow/paknam.com)

Thai activists wave Thai flags and chant slogans during a rally against the act of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen toward Thailand outside the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Hun Sen offered to make Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra his economic adviser last week, threatening to worsen already tense relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbors. (AP)

A demonstrator holds a banner with pictures of exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a rally outside the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok October 27, 2009. The relationship between Thailand and Cambodia, which is already stressed from a border dispute near Preah Vihear temple, was further worsened after comments made by Hun Sen about Shinawatra. Hun Sen offered Shinawatra at the ASEAN summit last week, a job as economic adviser should he choose to seek asylum in Cambodia. (Reuters)

Miss Karnpitcha Pitchayot won an award for "Miss Beautiful Complexion" in the Miss Thailand contest. The prize was 100,000 baht. The finals for Miss Thailand will be held on Wednesday evening. (siamdara)

The winner of Miss Teen Thailand 2009 is Miss Stephany Auernig, a 15 year old teenager who has a Thai mother and an Austrian father. She goes to The Regent's School. (kapook.com)

Canadian protestor, Ashley Fruno, from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), holds a sign during a protest outside the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok October 26, 2009. The protest is part of PETA's campaign to bring attention to the practise of traditional seal hunting in Canada. (reuters)

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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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)

Animal trainer Santisak Dulapitak, 53, trains his iguana to pose in a chair at his home in the outskirts of Bangkok. Santisak has been training his animals to appear in advertisements and movies for more than two decades. (Reuters)

A one-year-old water dragon poses in a chair during training by her owner in the outskirts of Bangkok. Santisak Dulapitak has been training his animals to appear in advertisements and movies for more than two decades. (Reuters)

(L-R) Viktor Troicki of Serbia, Gilles Simon of France and Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pose for photographers at the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok October 4, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND SPORT TENNIS)

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is seen coming down to Siriraj hospital's ground floor to pay homage to his late mother and King Rama V on the occassion of the Chulalongkorn Day, October 23, 2009. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world longest reigning monarch, has been treated at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital since September 19 for fever, lung infection and a loss of appetite. The 81-year-old king was in stable condition, the palace said on Thursday, adding it would no longer issue daily updates on his health but would make a statement if his condition deteriorates. (Reuters)

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, center, rides on a wheelchair as he appears to the public at Siriraj Hospital where he is treated with his illness Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul (3rd from the left) took part in a ceremony at Phra Samut Chedi in Samut Prakan today to worship the red cloth. This is wrapped around the stupa every year to mark the start of the twelve day long temple fair. In the picture, the Interior Minister is leading a procession carrying the red cloth around the temple. They did this three times in a clockwise direction. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)

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Members of Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) parade during a rally in Bangkok on October 7, 2009. Thousands of royalist Yellow Shirt protesters gathered to commemorate the first anniversary of a violent crackdown on their protests after they stormed the main government compound. Thailand's 'Yellow Shirt' protest movement helped topple premier Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 and occupied Bangkok's airports in 2008 to oust his allies. (Getty Images)

Members of People Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gather next to a wreath bearing photos of compatriots who died in last year's demonstration during memorial service marking the first anniversary of the rally in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Police fired teargas at demonstrators outside the parliament that killed two and injured nearly 200 of the PAD members during a rally on Oct. 7, 2008. (AP)

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)

Devotees to Sapam Chinese Shrine in Phuket, Thailand work themselves into a trance Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, prior to a nighttime street procession at the Vegetarian Festival. The annual festival traces its origin back to the early 1800's when Chinese tin miners and others who had been stricken with disease recovered by adhering to a strict vegetarian diet. (AP)

Devotees to Sapam Chinese Shrine in Phuket, Thailand carry a shrine Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, into exploding fireworks during a nighttime street procession at the Vegetarian Festival. (AP)

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)

A supporter wears a mask of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a rally at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra carry his posters and banners during a rally at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok October 11, 2009.
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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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Keigo Zato, a nine-year-boy living in Thailand all his life, and his Japanese father were tearfully reunited at the Suvarnabhumi Airport Friday afternoon. The Japanese father, Katsumi, arrived on the Japan Airlines Flight JO/JL 717 at 3:05 pm. Keigo walked to his father and hugged and kissed him. The man knelt down to hug his son. He was seen drying his tear with a handkerchief when walking out of the airport. (The Nation/Manager)

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)

Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks during the closing ceremony of the 15th ASEAN Summit at the seaside town of Hua Hin October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND POLITICS)

Thailand's Prime Minsister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicates to Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, right, where to stand as Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, second from right, and China's Premier Wen Jiabao, third from right, stand in place with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, for the group photo for the 4th East Asia summit, part of the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings, held in the southern beach resort of Cha-am, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Nyein Chan Naing, Pool)

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)

Thai children pose for a photo next to balloons arranged to form a Halloween figure at a shopping mall in Bangkok. (Getty Images)

Thai office workers pose for a photo next to balloons arranged to form a Halloween figure at a shopping mall in Bangkok. (Getty Images)

Thai Siriphong Kanchannaniwit, left, holds a fake gun for crime reenactment in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Thai authorities charged Siriphong with premeditated murder after he confessed to killing and dismembering the body of a 5-year-old half-Japanese boy and fatally shooting his Thai mother, police said Wednesday. (AP)

Thai police officer escorts Siriphong Kanchannaniwit, left, for crime reenactment in Bangkok on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. (AP)

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ATP tennis players (L to R) John Isner of US (2L), Gilles Simon of France (3L), Robby Ginerpri of US (4L) pose for a photo during a Thai boxing training session as part of the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament match in Bangkok on September 30, 2009. (Getty Images)

ATP tennis player Robby Ginerpri (L) of US attends a Thai boxing training session as part of the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament match in Bangkok on September 30, 2009. (Getty Images)

Britain's Prince Andrew (L) meets Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok October 7, 2009. Prince Andrew is on a five-day visit to Thailand to attend the Thailand-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee. (Rueters)

Thousands of people at Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai, Bang Phli, attended the "Lotus Throwing" festival to mark the end of the Buddhist Retreat on Saturday. A Buddha image on a boat, made its way down the canal, while worshippers on both banks threw lotus flowers at it. After one hour, the mound of lotus flowers had reached the neck of the Buddha. (Richard Barrow/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com)

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A Thai Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) official checks the 230 kv Underground Transmission line in Bangkok. The 230 kv Underground Transmission cables would be placed in an underground tunnel for approximately 7.5 kilometers in length to support demand increase and stable electricity supply for the center of business areas in the Thai capital. (Getty Images)