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A policeman from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad examines the site of a bomb blast in southern Yala province April 18, 2011. A powerful car bomb explosion killed a ranger and injured 23 other people in Thailand’s restive deep south on Monday, police said. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found at www

A Bangkok government officer checks the level of radiation on fruits imported form Japan at a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday April 7, 2011. Since the March 11 earthquake and the resulting damage to Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, people throughout Asia have become increasingly concerned about radiation. (AP) More Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima-based military ngineers clean up a road in Surat Thani’s Phumhin district after flood waters receded. (Bangkok Post/Pattanapong Hirunard) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh prior to a delegation level talks in New Delhi on April 5, 2011. Vejjajiva is in India on a two-day state visit. (Getty Images) Prime Minister of Thailand…

Models pose beside a Chevrolet Cruze during the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok March 24, 2011. The Bangkok International Motor Show is the biggest annual auto show in Southeast Asia and will be held from March 25 to April 5. (Reuters) More Thailand

A Thai Buddhist monk inspects a fallen stupa of the Chedi Luang pagoda a day after a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near the Thai border, in the Chiang Saen district of Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province on March 25, 2011. More than 60 people were killed and 90 injured after a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar near its border…

Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses backstage after winning the Best Film Award for his film ‘Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul poses backstage after winning the Best Film Award for his film ‘Unicle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ at the 5th Asia Film …

An elephant dances with volunteers wearing costumes to raise money for victims of the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami in Khao San Road, a backpacker area in Bangkok March 21, 2011. The donation drive was part of Thailand’s efforts to aid earthquake-hit Japan. (Reuters) More

Thai anti-government ‘Red Shirt’ protesters shout slogans during a rally in downtown Bangkok on March 19, 2011. Thailand’s anti-government ‘Red Shirts’ gathered in Bangkok for the latest in a series of rallies as the deeply divided kingdom prepares for an upcoming fierce election battle. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

A member of the Thai Airforce loads aid supply packs onto a military plane due to depart for Japan at a military airport in Bangkok on March 17, 2011. The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan’s northeast coast has hit 14,650, police …

Foreign boxers perform the “Wai Khru” during a Muay Thai Ceremony in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok March 15, 2011. The annual Wai Khru Muay Thai Ceremony, held during the annual Thai Martial Arts Festival in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, is the most important date for individuals trained in the ancient Thai art …

This general view shows members of the Thai parliament attending a no-confidence debate against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in Bangkok on March 15, 2011. The Thai parliament began a no-confidence debate against Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ministers on the accusations of

Anti-government protesters took to the streets of Bangkok once again, this time marking one year since their most recent protests began. Many wore colourful costumes or painted their faces to resemble dead people. Bangkok, Thailand (Demotix Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Thai children look at the Barclays Premier league trophy displayed at shopping mall in Bangkok on March 4, 2011. The Barclays Premier league trophy is on ten-day tour in Thailand to promote the English football Premier League. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

Thai schoolgirl Supatra Sasuphan, 11, earned the Guinness World Record for hairiest girl last year and in a new interview with Britain’s Daily Mail the “delighted” Thai girl reveals winning the title changed her life for the better. “I’m very happy to be in the Guinness World Records! A lot of people have to do …

An armed security personnel walks among Thai Buddhist and Muslim passengers on the train between the troubled Yala and Pattani provinces in southern Thailand February 28, 2011. Separatists are blamed for most of the attacks on Thailand’s predominantly Muslim deep south, which often target Buddhists and Muslims associated…

A suspected drug dealer is escorted by policemen after he was presented to reporters with large amount of narcotics found with him in Bangkok February 25, 2011. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau of Thai police said their aim in 2011 is to stop the expansion of narcotics problem in the country. (Reuters) A man …

A thai royal palanquin is displayed on February 25, 2011 at the Chateau de Versailles, southwest of Paris, prior to the exhibition ‘Trones en majeste’ (‘thrones in majesty’). Some 40 emblematic thrones from different periods and civilisations are on display in the palace of …

A Thai customs official displays seized ivory tusks during a news conference at the customs office of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok February 25, 2011. $1.6 million worth of elephant ivory tusks and rhino horns, weighing 1,208kg (2,663lbs) from Nigeria enroute Qatar and Malaysia, were seized as they reached Bangkok, according to…

Thousands of people from Tha Sala district rally against plans to build coal plants in their Nakhon Si Thammarat province February 24, 2011. Greenpeace today called on the government of Thailand to make a clean energy future a reality for Thai communities by abandoning plans to build more coal fired power plants and prioritizing solutions such as renewable…