Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, left, a 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, receives her medallion and citation from Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno during awarding ceremony Monday Aug. 31, 2009 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila. The awards, which comes with a medallion and US$50,000, is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. Krisana was cited for 'the scientific crusade for affordable medicines' (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Thailand's Krisana Kraisintu, left, and India's Deep Joshi, two of the six 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardees, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, pose for the media during a press presentation Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The awards come with a medallion and US$50,000 is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

The 2009 Ramon Magsaysay awardees, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, pose for the media during a press presentation Thursday Aug. 27, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The awards come with a medallion and US$50,000 is given annually to 'Asia's Heroes' in honor of the late President Ramon Magsaysay. From left, Yu Xiaogang of China, Deep Joshi of India, Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, Ma Jun of China, Antonio Oposa Jr. of the Philippines, and Ka Hsaw Wa of Mynmar also known as Burma. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)