Members of a Thai medical team give 'first-aid' to injured passengers during a 'full-scale emergency' exercise at Don Muang airport in Bangkok on August 31, 2010. In 2009 there were 28 fatal airline accidents and 749 fatalities across all sectors of the global airline industry, which compares respectively with 34 and 583 for the previous year. (Getty Images)

A Thai fireman carries an 'injured' man from an aircraft during a 'full-scale emergency' exercise at Don Muang airport in Bangkok on August 31, 2010. In 2009 there were 28 fatal airline accidents and 749 fatalities across all sectors of the global airline industry, which compares respectively with 34 and 583 for the previous year.

Thai forensic policemen inspect the site of a grenade attack at the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) in Bangkok August 31, 2010. A grenade exploded in the compound of theThai state-run broadcaster on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, the fourth mysterious blast in five weeks during a state of emergency in Bangkok. (Reuters)

Thai forensic policemen inspect the site of a grenade attack at the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) in Bangkok August 31, 2010. A grenade exploded in the compound of the Thai state-run broadcaster on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, the fourth mysterious blast in five weeks during a state of emergency in Bangkok. (Reuters)

Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic (R) talks to Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya during their meeting in Podgorica August 30, 2010. Kasit met today with high-ranking Montenegrin officials in a bid to boost bilateral cooperation and relations. (Reuters)

Members of Thai special police unit carry their weapons as they ride motorcycles during an exercise in Yala province, about 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok. The troubled rubber-rich provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat were part of a Muslim sultanate annexed a century ago by the predominantly Buddhist Thailand. About 80 percent of the people in the region are Muslim and speak a Malay dialect. More than 4,100 people have been killed in six years of unrest blamed on separatist insurgents in the region bordering Malaysia. (Reuters)

Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul holds a baby tiger cub after feeding at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP)

Alla Bout, wife of suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, speaks during a news conference at Foreign Correspondent Club Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered a stern message to Washington on Wednesday that the extradition of Viktor Bout cannot be rushed and will only happen after the necessary legal steps are completed. (AP)

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Umnuayporn Tongprapai gestures as she is transported on a forklift to an ambulance in Bangkok, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and the forklift. (AP)

A Thai volunteer tries to help Umnuayporn Tongprapai stand as she is removed from her third-floor apartment and transported to an ambulance, in Bangkok, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. (AP)

A second British man has been arrested in Thailand for alleged involvement in violent anti-government "Red Shirt" protests earlier this year, police said Thursday. Keith Wayne Bush, 49, from Manchester was arrested on arson charges at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday after arriving on a flight from the United Arab Emirates, according to immigration police. His Thai wife, Alisa Bush, 33, was also arrested after she went to the airport to meet him. (Khao Sod Newspaper)

A guard stands holding a weapon at Bangkwang Central Prison where suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout is being held in Nonthaburi Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok August 25, 2010. A Thai appeals court ruled on Friday that Bout can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges. The extradition of Viktor Bout was due to take place on Wednesday but has been delayed because of legal complications. (Reuters)

Guards stand holding weapons at Bangkwang Central Prison where suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout is being held in Nonthaburi Province, on the outskirts of Bangkok August 25, 2010. (Reuters)

Rakesh Saxena, center, is helped to get up from his wheelchair upon arrival at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Rakesh, a former adviser to the Bangkok Bank of Commerce whose failure helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown, was formally charged in connection with embezzling almost US$50 million. (AP)

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) lays a bouquet of flowers during a remembrance ceremony for slain Japanese cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto at the site where he was killed near Democracy Monument in Bangkok on August 23, 2010. Okada is on an official visit in Thailand aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries and discussing the probe into the death of Muramoto during violent clashes between security forces and 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters on April 10, 2010 in Bangkok. (Getty Images)

Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok August 23, 2010. Okada is in Bangkok on Monday as part of a five-day trip to India and Thailand to discuss bilateral relations. (Reuters)

Thai Siriporn Paiboon, left, throws a metal ball during practice for petanque Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. A form of lawn bowling, petanque is a 100-year-old French sport usually associated with the pastis-sozzled old men of provinces. But a curious thing is happening. From the cool canal quays of Paris to the heart of celebrity-strewn Saint Tropez, petanque has become the height of hipster fashion. The biggest overseas federation is in Thailand, where King Bhumibol's mother, Princess Srinagarindra, introduced it in the 1970s. (AP)

The Pathumwan District Court on Friday ordered the release of Australian Conor David Purcell after he confessed to violating the emergency decree, taking into account time already served behind bars. (AP)

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Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (L) is escorted by policemen as he arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on August 20, 2010. A Thai appeals court granted a request by the United States for the extradition of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the 'Merchant of Death'. (Getty Images)

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Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout kisses his wife Alla Bout after a court ruling August 20, 2010. A Thai appeals court ruled on Friday that Bout be extradited to the United States to face charges of supplying weapons to Colombian rebels. Bout, dubbed the "Merchant of Death", has been held in a maximum-security prison in Thailand since his arrest in March, 2008, during a joint U.S.-Thai sting operation in which agents posed as arms buyers for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. (Reuters)

Krittaya Brown, a daughter of a Thai Tourist Police officer, teaches Tourist Police officers how to dance in Chiang Mai, north of Bangkok. The group of dancing Thai policemen have jived and shuffled their way to become the latest in a long line of YouTube-fuelled viral celebrities. (AP)

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Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul poses in her national costume at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 pageant will take place in Las Vegas on August 23. REUTERS/Patrick Prather

Thai pathology expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand arrived in Malaysia to complete her long-awaited testimony in the Teoh Beng Hock inquest today. The Thai Central Institute of Forensic Science director was met on arrival yesterday afternoon at the KL International Airport by officials from the Selangor government and was escorted out under heavy security.

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A protester holds up a sign beside Thailand's flag during a rally outside the parliament house in Bangkok August 17, 2010. A few dozens members of a Thai nationalist group accused the government of compromising Thailand's claim on a piece of disputed territory with Cambodia, surrounding an ancient Hindu temple Preah Vihear. (Reuters)

A protester walks next to a banner during a rally outside the parliament house in Bangkok August 17, 2010. A few dozens members of a Thai nationalist group accused the government of compromising Thailand's claim on a piece of disputed territory with Cambodia, surrounding an ancient Hindu temple Preah Vihear. (Reuters)

One of the Thai 'Red Shirt' anti-government protest leaders, Natthawut Saikua (C), is escorted by court security guards as upon his arrival at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on August 16, 2010. Thai prosecutors said on August 11 they would indict 19 leaders and supporters of the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement on terrorism charges in connection with recent political unrest. The Reds' two-month protest in central Bangkok earlier this year descended into several outbreaks of violence that left 90 people dead and nearly 1,900 injured, ending in a bloody army crackdown in May. (Getty Images)

One of the Thai 'Red Shirt' anti-government protest leaders, Veera Musikapong (C), smiles upon his arrival at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on August 16, 2010. Thai prosecutors said on August 11 they would indict 19 leaders and supporters of the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement on terrorism charges in connection with recent political unrest. The Reds' two-month protest in central Bangkok earlier this year descended into several outbreaks of violence that left 90 people dead and nearly 1,900 injured, ending in a bloody army crackdown in May.

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Thai 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at a park in Bangkok on August 15, 2010. The Reds' two-month protest in central Bangkok earlier this year descended into several outbreaks of violence that left 90 people dead and nearly 1,900 injured, ending in a bloody army crackdown in May. (Getty Images)

Thai 'Red Shirt' anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at a park in Bangkok on August 15, 2010. The Reds' two-month protest in central Bangkok earlier this year descended into several outbreaks of violence that left 90 people dead and nearly 1,900 injured, ending in a bloody army crackdown in May. (Getty Images)

Thai security personnel check for booby traps at the scene where two rubber tappers were shot dead at a plantation in southern Thailand's Yala province August 14, 2010. Suspected separatist militants shot dead the two rubber tapper as they were riding their motorcycle to work, police said. (Reuters)

Twenty classic Citroen cars have just come to the end of their 100,000 km rally which took them from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Chiang Mai in Thailand. Their final stop, before returning home, was at Ancient Siam in Samut Prakan Province. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)

Thai Muslim men offer prayers during a special evening ceremony called 'Taraweeh' at a mosque on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat late on August 12, 2010. Muslims all over the world are supposed to go without food, drink, smoking and sex from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan in order to purify themselves and concentrate their mind on Islamic teachings. (Getty Images)

A view of the scene of a car bomb attack in Thailand's Narathiwat province south of Bangkok August 11, 2010. A bomb was hidden in a car parked near a Thai bank but nobody was injured or killed, police said. (Reuters)

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Thai navy sailors carry a 10-year-old Hawksbill turtle into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 10, 2010. More than 700 endangered green and Hawksbill sea turtles were released ahead of the 78th birthday of Queen Sirikit. (Reuters)

People look at a 16-year-old Hawksbill turtle after releasing it into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 10, 2010. More than 700 endangered green and Hawksbill sea turtles were released ahead of the 78th birthday of Queen Sirikit. (Reuters)

Officials and workers lower a discarded tank into the sea from a Thai military ship off the coast of the southern province of Narathiwat on August 9, 2010. The Thai military dropped old tanks into the Gulf of Thailand which are expected to serve as artificial reefs for coral to help rehabilitate the marine ecology of the region. (Getty Images)

Officials dump a Chinese-made T-69 armoured tank into the Gulf of Thailand, near the southern Narathiwat province August 9, 2010. The 25 decommissioned Thai-army tanks will form artificial corals to improve the marine ecosystems and increase fish stock in the area. (Reuters)

Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Thailand 2010, poses in her swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, August 8, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will conclude with a live telecast on Aug. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/DarrenDecker/Miss Universe Organization)

Miss Thailand Fonthip Watcharatrakul, Miss Albania Angela Martini, and Miss Philippines Venus Raj pose in their swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada August 8, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place on August 23. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization/Handout

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) addresses a 'Yellow Shirt' rally, held despite Thailand's emergency rules, in Bangkok on August 7, 2010. Thai police said around 2,500 demonstrators -- many wearing yellow and waving national flags -- gathered at a sports stadium in Bangkok, after protesters agreed a change in venue to avoid confrontation with authorities. (Getty Images)

Thai women wave clappers and national flags during a 'Yellow Shirt' rally in Bangkok on August 7, 2010. The rally held despite Thailand's emergency rules was addressed by the country's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva. Thai police said around 2,500 demonstrators -- many wearing yellow and waving national flags -- gathered at a sports stadium in Bangkok, after protesters agreed a change in venue to avoid confrontation with authorities. (Getty Images)

Japanese national Ichiro Ogushi, 35, speaks to reporters at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok August 6, 2010. Ogushi was arrested in Thailand for violation of immigration laws after faking his own death to claim life insurance in Japan, and will be deported to his home country. (Reuters)

Mae Ka Pae, a 22-year-old female elephant, stands while resting her wounded leg at an elephant hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. She stepped on a landmine on July 29 while pulling logs in the jungle near the Thai-Myanmar border. (AP)

Workers clean the wounded leg of Mae Ka Pae, a 22-year-old female elephant, before a treatment at an elephant hospital in Lampang province, northern Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. She stepped on a landmine on July 29 while pulling logs in the jungle near the Thai-Myanmar border.

Soratean Singkanya, 23, an accused Thai bomber, tries to hide face from cameras as he is taken to the cell by a plainclothes police officer after a police news conference Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Soratean has been arrested for allegedly planting a bomb at Victory Monument during the government suppression of Red Shirt demonstrators on May 19. (AP)

Soratean Singkanya, 23, an accused Thai bomber, points to a photo of his comrade during a police news conference Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Soratean has been arrested for allegedly planting a bomb at Victory Monument during the government suppression of Red Shirt demonstrators on May 19. (AP)

A photographer takes photos of several Chinese-made T-69 armored tanks at the Klong Toei port in Bangkok July 30, 2010. The Thai military will ship 25 of these tanks and 273 containers to southern Thailand and dump them into the sea in Narathiwat province to form artificial corals to improve the marine ecosystems and increase fish stock in the area. (Reuters)

Photographers take photos of several Chinese-made T-69 armored tanks at the Klong Toei port in Bangkok July 30, 2010. The Thai military will ship 25 of these tanks and 273 containers to southern Thailand and dump them into the sea in Narathiwat province to form artificial corals to improve the marine ecosystems and increase fish stock in the area. (Reuters)

Tiger Airways Group President and CEO Tony Davis (R) and President of Thai Airways Piyasvasti Amranand pose for photographers during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Bangkok August 2, 2010. Thai Tiger Airways, a new joint venture between Thai Airways International and Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd, plans to acquire 15 new Airbus A320s in 2011 and 2012. (Reuters)

Atletico Madrid football player Jose Manuel Jurado (C) battles for the ball with Thai Premier League All Stars player Panupong Wongsa (L) during their friendly football match at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok on August 1, 2010. Atletico Madrid beat Thailand all-stars 3-0. (Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid football player Fran Merida (C) battles for the ball with Thai Premier League All Stars player Dagno Siaka (L) and Puritat Jarikanon (R) during their friendly football match at Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok on August 1, 2010.(Getty Images)