Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) Friday, April 30, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Chavalit, also a retired general and former Army commander-in-chief now chairman of the opposition Pheu Thai Party, has been summoned by the CRES to explain his alleged role in connection with a network accused of posing threats to national security. (AP)

The Statue of King Rama VI is partially obscured by the main barricade of the Red-shirts' fortified camp in the financial central district of Silom in downtown Bangkok on April 29, 2010. (Richard Barrow/)

Thai soldiers run across a busy road during a clash with 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters in a northern section of Bangkok on April 28, 2010. Thai security forces fired warning shots during a confrontation with anti-government protesters in the north of Bangkok, which is reeling from weeks of sometimes violent unrest. The standoff, which followed a period of relative calm in the city, came as about 900 soldiers and police officers blocked 'Red Shirt' protesters who had left their fortified rally base in central Bangkok in a large convoy. (Getty Images)

Thai army soldiers fire at anti-government "red-shirt" protesters on a highway near the old airport in the northern suburbs of Bangkok April 28, 2010. Thai troops fired rubber bullets at charging anti-government protesters who fought back by hurling stones in a clash on a highway in Bangkok's suburbs on Wednesday that wounded at least five people. (Reuters)

An anti-government 'red shirt' protester carries tyres out of the Chidlom sky train station, as a skytrain security official (L) and 'red shirt' security guard (R) watch, in the main shopping district in Bangkok April 27, 2010. A group of 'red shirts' had earlier stacked tyres on the platform of the rail station by their protest site, apparently worried troops would try to use the elevated system to attack them from above. As a result, operating company BTS closed down the network for three hours, adding to the congestion on Bangkok's famously crowded roads. (Reuters)

Anti-government 'red shirt' protesters carry tyres down a staircase out of the Chidlom sky train station in the main shopping district in Bangkok April 27, 2010. (Reuters)

A frame grab shows Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej speaking during a swearing-in ceremony for new judges in Bangkok April 26, 2010. (Reuters)

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to a journalist as he leaves a bank in centre of Montenegrin capital of Podgorica April 26, 2010. Thaksin said on Monday that he is considering several major investments in the Adriatic country of Montenegro, including development of a scenic island. (Reuters)

Thai army soldiers secure the streets around Prime Minister's Abhisit Vejjajiva house in Bangkok April 25, 2010. Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators offering to end increasingly violent protests in return for early polls. (Reuters)

Thai soldiers on motorcycles patrol a street in Bangkok, Sunday April 25, 2010. Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva acknowledged he initially underestimated the protesters who have occupied central Bangkok for weeks, but he offered no initiatives Sunday to end the country's prolonged, sometimes bloody political crisis. (AP)

A Thai soldier keeps guard during a pro-government rally in support of the government's rejection of not agreeing to the anti-government 'Red Shirt' protesters request of dissolving parliament on April 24, 2010 in Bangkok Thailand. Thailand's political crisis plunged back into deadlock Saturday after the government rejected a compromise offer from red-shirted demonstrators who said they were now braced for a crackdown. (Getty Images)

A Thai soldier keeps guard during a pro-government rally in support of the government's rejection of not agreeing to the anti-government 'Red Shirt' protesters request of dissolving parliament on April 24, 2010 in Bangkok Thailand. (Getty Images)

Pro-government supporters wave a giant Thai national flag in the crowd during a rally at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok April 23, 2010. "Red shirt" protesters offered a compromise to the Thai government on Friday a day after a series of grenade attacks in Bangkok, saying they would accept dissolution of parliament in 30 days rather than immediately. (Reuters)

Thai pro-government supporters wave national flags and portraits of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a demonstration to counter anti-government 'Red Shirt' protests at Royal Plaza in Bangkok on April 23, 2010. (Getty Images)

Thai army soldiers evecuate an injured foreigner after a blast was heard on Silom road in the financial district of central Bangkok on April 22, 2010. Two blasts were heard in Bangkok's business district Thursday and one injured foreigner was taken away by ambulance, amid a standoff between rival protesters. (Getty Images)

'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters hold protest placards during a demonstration outside the United Nations offices in Bangkok on April 22, 2010. Thailand's 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters appealed to the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to Bangkok in the face of a threatened crackdown by the army. (Getty Images)

A Pro-government protester uses a sling shot towards Red shirt anti-government protesters as tensions rise between both sides at Silom street April 22, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The army have vowed not to let the protesters move warning that they will use decisive measures to get control of the streets of downtown Bangkok. (Getty Images)

'Red Shirted' anti-government protesters react against the pro-government supporters (not in picture) on Silom Road in the financial district of central Bangkok in the early hours of April 22, 2010.

Residents take cover from the site of a car bomb explosion in southern Thailand's Pattani province April 21, 2010. A 20 kg (44 lb) bomb hidden in a car exploded less than 50 metres away from the Pattani police station, wounding 17 people and damaging more than 10 vehicles nearby, police said. A grenade followed by a car bombing killed a policeman and wounded 60 people in Thailand's restive Muslim south on Wednesday, the latest attacks in a bloody six-year conflict. (Reuters)

Security forces stand over the wreckage of a car used in a bomb explosion in southern Thailand's Pattani province April 21, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government "red shirt" protesters fire a bottle rocket into the sky at an intersection close to the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok April 20, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government "red shirt" protesters build a bamboo barricade at an intersection close to the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok April 20, 2010. Thailand's "red shirt" protesters called off a march to Bangkok's business district on Tuesday after a stern warning from the army, but they threatened to stay in the capital's shopping district "indefinitely." The supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said they had enlisted their own special forces to tighten security in the shopping district they have occupied for 18 days, raising the stakes in a bloody six-week protest demanding new elections. (Reuters)

An anti-government "red shirt" protester walks in front of a barricade built from bamboo poles and tyres at an intersection close to the Silom Road financial district in Bangkok April 20, 2010. (Reuters)

A Thai armed soldier takes up position on a walkway at the entrance to Silom road in the financial district of Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Hundreds of Thai troops, many of them armed, were deployed on the streets of Bangkok to protect the city's financial heart from anti-government rallies. (Getty Images)

A Thai armed soldier takes up position on a walkway at the entrance to Silom road in the financial district of Bangkok on April 19, 2010. Hundreds of Thai troops, many of them armed, were deployed on the streets of Bangkok to protect the city's financial heart from anti-government rallies. (Getty Images)

Soldiers keep watch on an overhead crossing over Silom Road in Bangkok April 19, 2010. Thailand sent troops to Bangkok's financial district early on Monday a day after vowing to punish protesters if they march there, raising fears of more violence after bloody clashes killed 24 people a week ago. (Reuters)

Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gather during a meeting at Bangkok university in Bangkok on April 18, 2010. Thailand's pro-establishment 'Yellow Shirt' movement gathered in their thousands to discuss their response to month-long anti-government protests that left 23 dead in clashes last weekend. (Getty Images)

People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders stand as they take a minture of silent during a meeting at Bangkok university in Bangkok on April 18, 2010. Thailand's pro-establishment 'Yellow Shirt' movement gathered in their thousands to discuss their response to the month-long anti-government protests that left 23 dead in clashes last weekend. (Getty Images)

Stranded passengers take a nap in the departures area of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on April 18, 2010. Dozens of Asian flights to Europe were cancelled for a third day as regional airlines warn of a week of chaos caused by freak volcanic ash, which has stranded thousands of travellers and caused heavy economic losses. (Getty Images)

A stranded Western passenger relaxes on the floor of the departures area of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on April 18, 2010. Dozens of Asian flights to Europe were cancelled for a third day as regional airlines warn of a week of chaos caused by freak volcanic ash, which has stranded thousands of travellers and caused heavy economic losses. (Getty Images)

Anti-government leaders and Thai Buddhist monks chant prayers for the dead Saturday, April 17, 2010, at a rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Last weekend, a major attempt to clear one of the two main protest sites ended in fierce clashes, 24 deaths and hundreds of injuries. It also failed to dislodge the protesters, although they since moved out and consolidated at their second camp in an upscale shopping and hotel district. On Friday Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva handed more power to the Thai Army after security forces were humiliated in an attempt to capture a red shirt leader. (AP)

An anti-government "red shirt" protester greets Buddhist monks as they take part in a morning prayer in the main shopping district in Bangkok April 17, 2010. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday made his army chief the head of national security in a bid to involve the military as anti-government protesters massed in the streets calling for his downfall. (Reuters)

Anti-government leader Arisman Pongruanrong escapes from a downtown Bangkok, Thailand, hotel as he flees arrest Friday, April 16, 2010. Arisman scaled down the facade of the hotel in downtown Bangkok into a waiting crowd of "Red Shirt" supporters who then helped him into a car that drove away. (AP)

Anti-government leader Arisman Pongruanrong, right, is helped by others as he flees arrest Friday, April 16, 2010, at a downtown Bangkok, Thailand hotel. Arisman scaled down the facade of the hotel in downtown Bangkok into a waiting crowd of "Red Shirt" supporters who then helped him into a car that drove away. (AP)

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Pro-government protesters, waving the Thai national flag, hand flowers to soldiers while demonstrating outside the 11th Battalion army barracks where Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is said to be based in Bangkok April 16, 2010. Abhisit, who has been largely absent from the public eye, will appear on national television at 1 p.m. (0600 GMT), Suthep said. (Reuters)

Pro-government supporters wave Thai national flags during a demonstration in support of the Government near a Military base in Bangkok on April 16, 2010. The death toll from Thailand's worst political violence in almost two decades has risen to at least 23 people, 18 of whom died from gunshot wounds, emergency services said. (Getty Images)

A worker walks with their brooms in front of Democracy monument after Red Shirt anti-government protesters moved from that area to join forces with other groups in the commercial district central Bangkok on April 15, 2010. Thailand's Red Shirts hunkered down in Bangkok's commercial heart, preparing for a final showdown with the government after the deadliest civil unrest in almost two decades. (Getty Images)

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) poses with officials in Saudi Arabia in this photograph taken April 12, 2010 and obtained from Thaksin's Facebook page. Thaksin said on his website that he was in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April 10-12 to provide consultancy for projects to build new towns. (Reuters)

ormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (2nd L) eats from a shared dish in Saudi Arabia in this photograph taken April 11, 2010 and obtained from Thaksin's Facebook page. Thaksin said on his website that he was in Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April 10-12 to provide consultancy for projects to build new towns. (Reuters)

Two elephants enjoyed splashing water at tourists on 14th April at Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan, about 35 kms south of Bangkok. The Thai people are celebrating Songkran, which is the traditional new year, by playing water fights. All thoughts and worries about the red shirt protests in Bangkok have quickly passed and the whole country is now taking part in a massive water fight. (Richard Barrow/@RichardBarrow)

BANGKOK, THAILAND - APRIL 13: Red shirt anti-government protesters celebrate the first of three days of Songkran New Year festival amid the political turmoil of weeks of protests and more recently, clashes with the Thai military, at Ratchaprasong on April 13, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's foreign minister Kasit Piromya ruled out any immediate role for ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at a global nuclear summit in Washington last night, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging Thailand to instead embrace reconciliation. (Getty Images)

An anti-government 'Red Shirt' protester sprinkles water on an abandoned army vehicle during celebrations of the Songkran festival marking the Thai new year, at Democracy monument, the re-occupied site of fierce street battles between protesters and the army at the week-end, in Bangkok on April 13, 2010. The Thai authorities will allow 'Red Shirt' protesters to keep up their rallies in Bangkok for months if they do not use violence, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said. (Getty Images)

An elephant sprays water on tourists during the Songkran festival on Khao San road in Bangkok April 12, 2010. The Songkran festival marks the start of the new year in the traditional Thai calendar. (Reuters)

Tourists spray water on each other during the Songkran festival on Khao San road in Bangkok April 12, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government supporters attend a funeral procession on Monday April 12, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Red Shirts protesters paraded coffins and portraits of victims through the Thai capital Monday following a weekend of savage street fighting. (AP)

Anti-government protesters paraded coffins and portraits of victims through the Thai capital Monday following a weekend of savage street fighting. (AP)

Thai army armoured vehicles seized by the 'Red Shirt' protesters after overnight clashes sit next to the Democracy Monument in central Bangkok on April 11, 2010. Demonstrators vowed to remain on the streets of the Thai capital and bring down the government, the day after the country's worst political violence in nearly two decades. Despite the clashes between the army and 'Red Shirt' protesters, which left 19 people dead and over 800 injured, the supporters of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra said they would continue to occupy key areas of Bangkok. (Getty Images)

Destroyed army vehicles are seen after clashes between anti-government protesters and Thai security forces in central Bangkok April 11, 2010. Thai "red shirt" protesters on Sunday ruled out negotiations with the government and said they would not give up their fight for early elections after clashes with security forces the previous day killed 20 people. (Reuters)

Reuters television cameraman Hiro Muramoto films anti-government protesters facing Thai security force during clashes in central Bangkok April 10, 2010. Muramoto was shot dead on April 10, 2010 during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok's worst political violence in 18 years. Picture taken April 10, 2010. (Reuters)

Twenty one people have been killed and 300 hurt in clashes in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, as troops tried to retake areas from anti-government protesters. Soldiers and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as they advanced after dusk on the red-shirt protesters, who responded by throwing petrol bombs. The army has now called for a truce, saying its troops have retreated. The protesters, who want the government to call new elections, have been camped out in parts of the city for a month. (BBC/Reuters)

Hundreds of riot police were deployed at Ploenchit Intersection, underneath the sky train station, while red shirts leaders called for the protesters to form barricades to counter police. Meanwhile, dozens of foreign tourists and local Thai people watched the stand-off from the pedestrian bridge above. BTS had suspended all of their train services and many tourists were left stranded in a war zone. The stand-off lasted for several hours until finally the police retreated. (Richard Barrow/www.richardbarrow.com)

A Thai soldier aims his shotgun at anti-government "red shirt" protesters during clashes in central Bangkok April 10, 2010. Scores of Thai anti-government protesters tried to force their way into an army base in Bangkok on Saturday but were repelled by water cannon, as their leaders vowed to carry on their fight for new elections. (Reuters)

An anti-government "red shirt" protester holds his left arm moments after being wounded during clashes with Thai security forces in central Bangkok April 10, 2010. Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said. (Reuters)

Thai soldiers fire their weapons at anti-government "red shirt" protesters during clashes in central Bangkok April 10, 2010. Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said. (Reuters)

An injured red-shirted supporter of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra is taken away by his comrades after being injured in continued clashes with Thai soldiers near Government House in Bangkok on April 10, 2010. Gunshots were heard in the Thai capital Bangkok as anti-government protesters clashed with security forces, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. More than 130 people have been injured in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in the Thai capital Bangkok, emergency services said. (Getty Images)

Riot policewomen stand behind their shields after anti-government protesters scuffled with riot police at the Police General Hospital near the site of a rally in central Bangkok on April 9, 2010. (Getty Images)

Buddhist monks pray as they stand in a line between anti-government protesters and riot police following scuffles at the Police General Hospital near the site of a rally in central Bangkok on April 9, 2010. (Getty Images)

Anti-government guards (dark blue jackets) contain protesters after they scuffled with riot police at the Police General Hospital near the site of a rally in central Bangkok on April 9, 2010. (Getty Images)

Anti-government "red shirt" protesters hold up weapons they seized from army soldiers at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center on the outskirts of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province April 9, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government "red shirt" protesters stand next to weapons they seized from Thai army soldiers at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center on the outskirts of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province April 9, 2010. Thai protesters stormed the satellite station on Friday, breaching an army cordon and demanding officials lift censorship of their TV channel in the first major confrontation in a three-day state of emergency. (Reuters)

Army soldiers fire a water cannon at anti-government "red shirt" protesters at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center on the outskirts of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province April 9, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government "red shirt" protesters fight with army soldiers at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center on the outskirts of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province April 9, 2010. (Reuters)

An army soldier throws a tear gas canister at anti-government "red shirt" protesters at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center on the outskirts of Bangkok in Pathum Thani province April 9, 2010. (Reuters)

Soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters rally at Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center in Pathum Thani on the outskirts of Bangkok April 8, 2010. Thai protesters scuffled with riot police outside a satellite broadcaster on Thursday after the government blocked opposition websites and TV channels on the second day of a state of emergency to quell mass protests. (Reuters)

Soldiers walk past anti-government protesters during a rally near Thaicom Teleport and DTH Center in Pathum Thani on the outskirts of Bangkok April 8, 2010. (Reuters)

PM Abhisit declares a state of emergency in Bangkok and Nonthaburi and some districts of Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom after red-shirt protesters invade the grounds of the parliament on Wednesday, forcing cabinet members and MPs to flee. (Reuters/Bangkok Post)

Anti-government protesters climb a gate to enter Parliament during a rally in Bangkok April 7, 2010. "Red shirt" protesters briefly occupied the grounds of Thailand's parliament on Wednesday as they stepped up pressure on the government to call an election. Hundreds of protesters, who have already forced the capital's main shopping district to close since Saturday, pushed through a thin line of riot police, but then left after about 20 minutes and massed outside the building. (Reuters)

An anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag inside Parliament in Bangkok April 7, 2010. (Reuters)

Policemen inspect the damage on a police truck caused by a grenade explosion at the Democrat Party headquarters in Bangkok April 6, 2010. A grenade exploded at the parking lot of the party's building, injuring two policemen guarding the compound, police said. (Reuters)

Thai policemen assist a colleague (C) injured after a grenade exploded at the Democrat party's headquarters in Bangkok on April 6, 2010. (Getty Images)

Red Shirt supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra face off with security forces during an anti-government protest in Bangkok on April 6, 2010. Hundreds of riot police with truncheons and shields faced off with angry red-shirted Thai protesters in central Bangkok as tensions escalated over their bid to topple the government. (Getty Images)

Supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra try to force soldiers to move away from a protest site as they rally in the main shopping district of Bangkok April 6, 2010. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters force their way into Thailand's Election Commission building in Bangkok April 5, 2010. Hundreds of anti-government protesters forced their way into Thailand's Election Commission building on Monday, raising the stakes in a rolling four-week street rally aimed at toppling the government. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters, the red-shirts, wave flags and shout slogans after forcing their way into Thailand's Election Commission building on April 5, 2010 in Bankgok, Thailand. The protests by the red-shirts, supporters of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra, have remained peaceful but the protesters are refusing to leave the business district unitl their demands for fresh elections are met. (Getty Images)

Thousands of Red shirt supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's occupy the streets of a busy shopping district forcing the closure of the malls April 4, 2010 in Bangkok,Thailand for the second day running. Despite the protests, many curious foreign tourists visited the rally site to take pictures and to buy souvenirs from roadside vendors. Popular purchases with tourists were the foot clappers and red flags. (Richard Barrow)

Thai anti-government demonstrators protest pack the streets of downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, April 3, 2010. The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, also known as 'Red Shirts,' are demanding new elections and continue to call for massive street demonstrations in the Thai capital. (Richard Barrow)

Thai police officers warn anti-government demonstrators to move back Saturday, April 3, 2010, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, following a hit and run incident. Witnesses, said the driver who fled on foot, crashed his expensive sports car into demonstrators during a rally in downtown Bangkok. Officials at the scene reported no serious injuries. (AP)

Thai anti-government demonstrators gather Saturday, April 3, 2010, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, around a crashed sports car following a hit and run incident. Witnesses, said the driver who fled on foot, crashed his expensive sports car into demonstrators during a rally in downtown Bangkok. Officials at the scene reported no serious injuries. (AP)

A large number of academics, office workers, and members of the public gathered outside a park to show support for the government and voice their opposition to the anti-government rally in Bangkok April 2, 2010. (Reuters)

Pink-shirted government supporters shout slogan during demonstration against the red-shirt movement in Bangkok on April 2, 2010. The Pink Shirts urged the prime minister to resist the demand of the red-shirt movement, which calls for snap elections. (Getty Images)

Lapassarada Thanaphant poses with a bowl of food and her robot waiter at her Hajime restaurant during its opening ceremony in Bangkok April 1, 2010. Lapassarada said she spent 30 million baht (US$927,600) on the Japanese restaurant including the purchase of four robots from Japan. (Reuters)

A robot waiter serves food to customers at Hajime Japanese restaurant in Bangkok April 1, 2010. (Reuters)