Policemen unload protective helmets near the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok September 18, 2009. Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Policemen unload protective helmets near the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok September 18, 2009. Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

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  1. Policemen stand guard near the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok September 18, 2009. Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
  2. Policemen stand guard near the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok September 18, 2009. Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
  3. Policemen unload protective helmets near the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok September 18, 2009. Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Supporters of the fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra link their hands at a gathering during the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the southern Thai resort town of Cha-am on October 23, 2009. Asian leaders are meeting in Thailand amid tight security this weekend to discuss ways to deepen economic ties and sustain the region's rebound from the recent global downturn, officials said.
  11. Sondhi Limthongkul (C), leader of the movement's new political party who led a blockade of Bangkok's airports last year to drive Thaksin's allies from government, answers questions from the press at Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on October 9, 2009. Sondhi reported to the police and acknowledge the charge for trespassing Government House related to yellow shirt street protests last year.
  12. Sondhi Limthongkul (C), leader of the movement's new political party who led a blockade of Bangkok's airports last year to drive Thaksin's allies from government, arrives at the Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on October 9, 2009. Sondhi reported to the police and acknowledge the charge for trespassing Government House related to yellow shirt street protests last year.
  13. Sondhi Limthongkul (C), leader of the movement's new political party who led a blockade of Bangkok's airports last year to drive Thaksin's allies from government, answers questions from the press at Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on October 9, 2009. Sondhi reported to the police and acknowledge the charge for trespassing Government House related to yellow shirt street protests last year.
  14. Sondhi Limthongkul (C), leader of the movement's new political party who led a blockade of Bangkok's airports last year to drive Thaksin's allies from government, answers questions from the press at Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on October 9, 2009. Sondhi reported to the police and acknowledge the charge for trespassing Government House related to yellow shirt street protests last year.
  15. Sondhi Limthongkul (C), leader of the movement's new political party who led a blockade of Bangkok's airports last year to drive Thaksin's allies from government, answers questions from the press at Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok on October 9, 2009. Sondhi reported to the police and acknowledge the charge for trespassing Government House related to yellow shirt street protests last year.

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