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)