Atletico Madrid football team captain Antonio Lopez (R) and team mate Alvaro Dominguez (L) smile during a press conference at hotel in Bangkok on July 31, 2010. Atletico Madrid will play against the Thai premier League All Stars in a pre-season friendly match on August 1. (Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid football team captain Antonio Lopez (C) listens a question next to team mate Alvaro Dominguez (L) and team coach Enrique Sanchez Flores (R) during a press conference at hotel in Bangkok on July 31, 2010. Atletico Madrid will play against the Thai premier League All Stars in a pre-season friendly match on August 1. (Getty Images)

Veera Musikapong (2L), a senior leader of the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement, arrives at court in Bangkok on July 30, 2010. The top leader of Thailand's 'Red Shirts' was released on bail, more than two months after being detained on terrorism charges in connection with violent street protests. (Getty Images)

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An injured man is taken on a stretcher by a rescue team after a grenade exploded on Rangnam road near a duty-free shopping centre in Bangkok on July 30, 2010. A grenade exploded on a street in central Bangkok, leaving one person seriously hurt in the latest violence in the Thai capital which is still recovering from deadly protests, police said. (Getty Images)

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Martin Apfel, president of General Motors' Thailand/Southeast Asia operations, gestures during a new conference at a hotel in Bangkok July 29, 2010. General Motors Co expects Thailand's vehicle sales to rise more than 700,000 units fuelled by the country's growing economy, and its executive was optimistic about the growth opportunity in Southeast Asia. (Reuters)

Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok July 28, 2010. Thai interest rates are still low and a modest increase earlier this month is not impeding economic recovery, but it would be dangerous to keep rates low for too long, Watanagase said on Wednesday. (Reuters)

Protesters wave Thai national flags during a demonstration outside the UNESCO office in Bangkok July 27, 2010. Hundreds of Thai nationalists led by a leader of the "yellow shirt" movement, Chamlong Srimuang, gathered outside UNESCO's Bangkok office to voice opposition to Cambodia's plan to administer Preah Vihear Temple, an ancient border temple and a World Heritage Site. Some Thais said the plan would compromise Thailand's claim to land in a disputed border territory with Cambodia. (Reuters)

Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) hold Thai national flags and placards during a rally to oppose the Cambodian plan on administering Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage Site, at UNESCO's local office in Bangkok on July 27, 2010. Thailand and Cambodia have been locked in nationalist tensions and a troop standoff at their disputed border since July 2008, when Cambodia's 11th century Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status. (Getty Images)

Local people from Samut Prakan take part in a boat procession at Ancient Siam to mark the start of Khao Phansa. Dancers in traditional Thai costume led the parade followed by people carrying large candles to be presented to monks for the three month long Buddhist Rains Retreat. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)

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Members of a Thai bomb squad inspect the scene of an explosion at bus stop in Bangkok on July 26, 2010. An explosion at a Bangkok bus stop evening wounded at least nine people in the central shopping district, the scene of recent mass anti-government protests, Thai police said. (Getty Images)

Members of a Thai bomb squad inspect the scene of an explosion at bus stop in Bangkok on July 26, 2010. An explosion at a Bangkok bus stop evening wounded at least nine people in the central shopping district, the scene of recent mass anti-government protests, Thai police said. (Getty Images)

Update: One man has now died from his wounds.

Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt put makeup on their faces at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP)

Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt stage die-in at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP)

A vendor carries bags of sugarcane for sale to feed elephants as a mahout, an elephant handler, rides his elephant behind her in suburban Bangkok July 26, 2010. Thai authorities in Bangkok city have started to clamp down on using elephants for begging and will issue a 10,000 baht ($310) fine to anyone caught feeding street elephants, according to local media reports. As a result, many mahouts have started to take their elephants to suburban areas. (Reuters)

A mahout, an elephant handler, rides his elephant in suburban Bangkok July 26, 2010. Thai authorities in Bangkok city have started to clamp down on using elephants for begging and will issue a 10,000 baht ($310) fine to anyone caught feeding street elephants, according to local media reports. As a result, many mahouts have started to take their elephants to suburban areas. (Reuters)

A Thai man works next to an election campaign poster of Red Shirt leader Kokaew Pikulthong (L) in Bangkok on July 21, 2010. His face is on the posters and his name on the ballot paper, but in Thailand's first poll battle since the government crushed mass protests, the main opposition candidate is conspicuously absent. (Getty Images)

A woman displays a sheet of 60th Royal Wedding Anniversary Commemorative Stamps at the Oueen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok July 22, 2010. The set consists of two stamps, each studded with 6 diamonds, with combined weight of 1.2 carats. They will be presented to King Bhumibol Adulyadej on behalf of all Thai citizens. (Reuters)

Family members of a killed Muslim man grieve over his body, as Thai soldiers secure the site of a shooting, in the southern Pattani province July 21, 2010. The man was killed while riding a bicycle in his village. Separatists are blamed for most of the attacks on Thailand's predominantly Muslim deep south, which often target Buddhists and Muslims associated with the Thai state, such as police, soldiers, government officials and teachers. (Reuters)

A Thai egg shop owner arranges eggs as a shopper picks one at a market in Bangkok, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Bangkok's ubiquitous street food vendors who feed millions of the Thai capital's residents each day are being hit by surging costs for sugar after a government failure to ensure adequate supplies of the sweetener forced Thailand to import it for the first time in 30 years. Eggs are becoming much more expensive too after fewer layer hens were imported in a deliberate move by producers to push up prices. (AP)

Anti-government red shirt protesters light candles for their killed comrades during a gathering at Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok July 19, 2010. Despite the state of emergency in the Thai capital that bans such gatherings, a group of red shirts brought anti-government banners, flowers, food and candles to the site of their former encampment and protests in Bangkok's shopping district that culminated in bloody clashes with Thai troops exactly two months ago. (Reuters)

Thai policemen listen to their commander as they secure the area near a group of anti-government red shirt protesters at Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok July 19, 2010. Despite the state of emergency in Thai capital that bans such gatherings, a group of red shirts brought anti-government banners, flowers, food and candles to the site of their former encampment and protests in Bangkok's shopping district that culminated in bloody clashes with Thai troops exactly two months ago. (Reuters)

Thai policemen keep an eye on anti-government red shirt protesters protesting in central Bangkok July 18, 2010. Despite the state of emergency in the Thai capital that bans such gatherings, several hundred red shirts demonstrated at the site of their former encampment in Bangkok's shopping district and protests that culminated in bloody clashes with Thai troops two months ago. (Reuters)

Sombat Boonngamanong, an anti-government red shirt protester and political activist, gestures in front of policemen during a protest at Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok July 18, 2010. Despite the state of emergency in Thai capital that bans such gatherings, several hundreds red shirts demonstrated at the site of their former encampment and protests in Bangkok's shopping district that culminated in bloody clashes with Thai troops two months ago. (Reuters)

Young Thai hill tribesmen walk towards Wat Benchamopit, also known as the Marble Temple, before a mass ordination, in Bangkok July 18, 2010. About 300 boys will enter monkhood for a period of three months to study Buddhist teaching during Buddhist Lent which falls during the rainy season. The ceremony was sponsored by the Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhism among people living in remote areas. (Reuters)

Young Thai hill tribesmen pray in front of a golden Buddha statue inside the Wat Bechamabopit marble temple in Bangkok July 18,2010. About 300 boys will enter monkhood for a period of three months to study Buddhist teaching during Buddhist Lent which falls during the rainy season. The ceremony was sponsored by the Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhism among people living in remote areas. (Reuters)

U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns (L) speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok July 16, 2010. Burns is on a one-day official visit to Thailand before travelling to Cambodia.U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns (L) speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok July 16, 2010. Burns is on a one-day official visit to Thailand before travelling to Cambodia. (PRD)

Senior US envoy William Burns (L) speaks to the press next to Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (R) during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok on July 16, 2010. Burns is on visit Thailand for talks with the politically torn ally on a trip that will also take him to Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. (Getty Images)

Anti-government protesters act out a skit about the military action during the recent anti-government protests, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok July 14, 2010. The protesters are urging the U.S. to put pressure on the Thai government to lift the state of emergency. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters put on a skit about the military action during the recent anti-government protests, outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok July 14, 2010. The protesters are urging the U.S. to put pressure on the Thai government to lift the state of emergency. (Reuters)

Flank by father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, right, Witthawat Thaokhamlue speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP)

Witthawat Thaokhamlue, 2nd left, with father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, 3rd left, greet reporters during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP)

In this April 25, 1999, file photo, mahout Supoj Salangam waits for customers in a popular bar area in Bangkok. Bangkok officials in an attempt to keep elephants off the streets said Sunday it would impose a $310 fine on anyone caught handing out bunches of bananas or greenery. Thailand has about 2,400 domestic elephants but little work for them because of logging bans. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)

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Some 50 red shirts converged at Ratchaprasong intersection late yesterday [11 July] afternoon in defiance of the emergency decree and created a small commotion - repeatedly shouting "People have been killed here!" and "The military shot people!" The group, led by prominent red shirt Sombat Boon-ngam-anong, 42, who was released after being detained for two weeks under the decree on Friday, said people needed to remember that the site was historic and that those behind the killings had not faced justice yet. (The Nation)

Thailand's Kittipong Wachiramanowong returns a shot to Indonesia's Christopher Rungkat during their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group singles tennis match in Jakarta July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

Team Panjavidhya 1 of Thailand's Panjavidhya Technical Training School participates in the Shell Eco-marathon fuel efficiency challenge at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, July 10, 2010. The race is an educational project that challenges competing student teams to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient vehicle. The winning vehicle is the one that travels the furthest using the least amount of fuel. Some 81 teams from 10 countries in Asia are participating in this competition. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

A Thai farmer loads paddy onto a truck in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok. Prices of Vietnamese rice continued to fall this week as supply from the new crop came in, but Thai prices were steady as demand from Africa ahead of the Muslim fasting month provided support, traders said. (Reuters)

Jeff Savage, 49, is escorted by prison officials at Pathumwan Municipal Court in Bangkok on July 8, 2010. Savage, who was arrested for joining violent 'Red Shirt' street protests in Thailand will be freed after pleading guilty to violating a state of emergency, his lawyer said. (Getty Images)

This undated photo shows Prasarn Trairatvorakul, president of Kasikornbank, who's appointed by the Thai cabinet on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 as the governor of Bank of Thailand, succeeding Tarisa Watanagase who is retiring at the end of September 2010. (AP)

Photo taken on July 5, 2010 shows Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev (L) being arrested inside his house by Thai police officers in Pattaya. Famed Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev has been charged in Thailand with raping a boy aged under 15, a crime that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, Thai police said on July 6, 2010. (Getty Images)

A Thai man identified as Boonplod Kobchai, right, is escorted by Cambodian military police officers at Phnom Penh international airport, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday July 5, 2010. The man and another Thai woman, both suspected of involvement in a bombing attack on a political party in Bangkok, was sent back to Thailand after handed over to the Thai officials. (AP)

Thai suspect Boonsom Varissareeya (C) is escorted by Cambodian military police into Phnom Penh International airport on July 5, 2010, to be returned to Thailand. Cambodia on July 3, arrested Boonsom and another compatriot Boonplod Kobchai thought to be linked to the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement over a bomb attack in Bangkok last month. (Getty Images)

A Buddhist restaurant owner makes chicken noodles after putting up an aluminium net to prevent insurgents from hurling an explosive into the outdoor open-air restaurant in southern Thailand's Yala province, south of Bangkok. Restaurants in downtown Yala province, one of the three Muslim-dominated provinces in the largely Buddhist country, were targeted in two bomb attacks last month which killed 2 people and wounded 30 others. More than 4,000 people, both Muslim and Buddhists, have been killed since the insurgency flared in early 2004. (Reuters)

A Buddhist restaurant owner stands near aluminium netting put up to prevent insurgents from hurling explosives into the outdoor open-air food stall in southern Thailand's Yala province, south of Bangkok. (Reuters)

A Thai security officer watches a bank of monitors showing the feed from CCTV cameras in the Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok. The Ratchaprasong shopping district has completed the installation of CCTV security system including an additional 64 units thourghout the distirct which it is hoped with boost the confidence of tourists who visit. (Getty Images)

Thai security officers keep their eyes on a bank of monitors showing the feed from CCTV cameras in the Ratchaprasong shopping district in Bangkok. The Ratchaprasong shopping district has completed the installation of CCTV security system including an additional 64 units thourghout the distirct which it is hoped with boost the confidence of tourists who visit. (Getty Images)

Thai security forces inspect the site of an attack on army patrolling vehicle in the southern Yala province July 2, 2010. Suspected Muslim insurgents ambushed security forces in southern Thailand on Friday and killed three soldiers in a second attack in two days, an army officer said, ratcheting up violence in a low-level insurgency that has been going on for about six years in predominantly Buddhist Thailand's Muslim-majority deep south, on the border with Malaysia. (Reuters}

Thai bomb squad members inspect the crater at the site of a roadside bomb planted by suspected separatist Muslim militants in Thailand 's restive southern province of Narathiwat on July 2, 2010. Five people, including three military rangers, were killed in a bomb attack in Thailand's troubled Muslim-majority southern provinces, police said. (Getty Images)

Thai Greenpeace activists protest at the Ministry of Energy in Bangkok. Greenpeace called upon Thailand's Energy Minister to divert all energy-related investments away from the nuclear energy option, and to invest instead in research, development and uptake of clean renewable energy. (Reuters)

A Thai Greenpeace activist wearing a gasmask holds a protest banner at the Ministry of Energy in Bangkok. (Reuters)