In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, standing front row, and his cabinet members listen to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, left, during a swearing-in ceremony at Chitralada Palace in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, standing front row, and his cabinet members listen to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, left, during a swearing-in ceremony at Chitralada Palace in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Dec. 22, 2008.

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  1. A vendor inspects a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej inside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.

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  1. Well-wishers pray for King Bhumibol Adulyadej near Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok September 22, 2009. The health of Thailand's 81-year-old King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, has improved slightly after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in four days, the Royal Household Bureau said on Monday.
  2. Well-wishers pray for King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok September 22, 2009. The health of Thailand's 81-year-old King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, has improved slightly after he was admitted to hospital for the second time in four days, the Royal Household Bureau said on Monday.
  3. Vendors move a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  4. A vendor adjusts a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  5. A vendor holds a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej inside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  6. A car drives past a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej on a street in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  7. A vendor inspects a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej inside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  8. A vendor walks past holding a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside a shop that sells flags and portraits of the royal family members in Bangkok November 25, 2009. King Bhumibol, who will be turning 82 on December 5, remains in the hospital since his admission in mid-September.
  9. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) greets U.N. Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok October 5, 2009. Clark was attending the launch of the 2009 Human Development Report titled "Overcoming Barriers; Human Mobility and Development".
  10. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, greets back to a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhant province, sothern Thailand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said.
  11. Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  12. Gilles Simon (R) of France recieves his trophy from Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  13. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.
  14. U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer, left, and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, look on prior to the start of the opening session of the U.N. climate talks Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  15. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer (L) sits next to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during the opening of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bangkok on September 28, 2009. UN negotiations for a global climate treaty resumed in Bangkok amid fears that delegates will fail to agree on a draft text ahead of December's crucial showdown in Copenhagen.
  16. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrives at the opening session of the Bangkok Climate Change Talks September 28, 2009. The Bangkok talks, part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), run to October 9 and will aim to draft a long-term cooperative action to fight against global warming.

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