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Thailand’s new No. 1 heads agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), which father founded as small Bangkok seed importer. Over the past year stock more than doubled at 3 largest shareholdings: 7-Eleven store operator, CP ALL, on higher profits and successful expansion; as well as food producers Charoen Pokphand Foods and PT Charoen Pokphand on…

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) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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…

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) More Thailand…

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) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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…

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) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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, …

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Australian Karl Kraus, center, is escorted by Thai policemen after being arrested, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kraus was arrested Tuesday and charged with raping and sexually abusing four underaged sisters, when one of them was as young as 5. (AP) More Thailand pictures

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (C) of Thailand stands with French President General de Gaulle (L) and General Demetz outside the Elysee Palace in Paris 14 October 1960 as the Thai royal couple is about to leave after an official visit to France. (Getty Images) King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand shakes hands with French President General de Gaulle outside…

Thai university students walk past the “Sawadee Cup” restaurant Thursday, June 10, 2010, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The coffee shop is alleged to have been owned recently by Joran van der Sloot. Van der Sloot remains the lone suspect in the 2005 disapperance of U….

Thai mahouts guide their elephants during ceremonies in Bangkok, a day ahead of the opening of the World Cup football tournament in South Africa. Hundreds of tourist looked on Thursday as two elephants and others paraded down Khao San Road, a popular tourist area in Bangkok in celebration of the start of the…

Tiger Woods, right, and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand sit on a bench in the 17h tee box in the fourth round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.

Tiger Woods, right, and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand sit on a bench in the 17h tee box in the fourth round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

British national Jeff Savage (front) and Australian national Conor David Purcell arrive at the Pathumwan Municipal court in Bangkok June 4, 2010. Savage and Purcell appeared on Friday at Thai court for breaking emergency decree as they are accused of joining the anti-government protesters. (Reuters) Australian national Conor David …

Anti-government ‘red shirt’ supporters assist Nelson Rand, a Canadian-born journalist working for France’s TF1 network, to safety after he was shot while covering clashes with army soldiers near Bangkok’s Lumpini Park on May 14, 2010. Thai troops battled anti-government protesters in central Bangkok on Friday attempting to seal off their encampment after an assassination attempt on a renegade general…

Reuters television cameraman Hiro Muramoto films anti-government protesters facing Thai security force during clashes in central Bangkok April 10, 2010. Muramoto was shot dead on April 10, 2010 during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok’s worst political violence in 18 years.

Thailand’s champion Oleydong Sithsanerchai (R) and Japanese challenger Yasutaka Kuroki fight during their WBC Strawweight title match at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on March 27, 2010. Champion Oleydong Sithsanerchai won the match. (Getty Images) Thailand’s Oleydong Sithsamerchai (R) reacts after defeating Japan’s Yasutaka Kuroki (L) during their WBC…

A supporter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hugs a Thai soldier as they move to a military barrack in Bangkok March 27, 2010. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched around Bangkok’s old city on Saturday in a “historic rally” to press Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to step down and call a new election. (Reuters) Thai soldiers…

Thailand’s Lee Chatametikool holds the Best Editor award at the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010. Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com