Pedestrians walk in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 16, 2009. A day after a mounting crackdown by the army led his supporters to end demonstrations that resulted in two deaths and 123 injuries, Thaksin said King Bhumibol Adulyadej should help quell the political unrest. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Pedestrians walk in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 16, 2009. A day after a mounting crackdown by the army led his supporters to end demonstrations that resulted in two deaths and 123 injuries, Thaksin said King Bhumibol Adulyadej should help quell the political unrest.

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  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. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej lights the candle of a krathong before floating the krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Thailand's 81-year-old king appeared briefly in public on Monday to take part in a traditional ritual in the grounds of the hospital where he has been recovering from illness since mid-September.
  4. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is seen during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Thailand's 81-year-old king appeared briefly in public on Monday to take part in a traditional ritual in the grounds of the hospital where he has been recovering from illness since mid-September.
  5. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej prays during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Thailand's 81-year-old king appeared briefly in public on Monday to take part in a traditional ritual in the grounds of the hospital where he has been recovering from illness since mid-September.
  6. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej lights the candle of a krathong before floating the krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Thailand's 81-year-old king appeared briefly in public on Monday to take part in a traditional ritual in the grounds of the hospital where he has been recovering from illness since mid-September.
  7. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is seen during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Thailand's 81-year-old king appeared briefly in public on Monday to take part in a traditional ritual in the grounds of the hospital where he has been recovering from illness since mid-September.
  8. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej gestures (2nd R) gestures after lighting candles on a Krathong to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj hospital in Bangkok on November 2, 2009. King Bhumibol, 81, who is revered as a demi-god by many Thais and as a stabilising force in a politically turbulent nation, has been in hospital since mid-September with a lung infection and fever.
  9. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej lights candles on a Krathong to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj hospital in Bangkok on November 2, 2009. King Bhumibol, 81, who is revered as a demi-god by many Thais and as a stabilising force in a politically turbulent nation, has been in hospital since mid-September with a lung infection and fever.
  10. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (2nd L) lights a candle to a krathong before floating the krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  11. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (2nd L) lights a candle to a krathong before floating the krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  12. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is seen at Siriraj Hospital during the Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  13. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (2nd R) prays before floating a krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  14. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (2nd R) prays before floating a krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  15. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (2nd R) lights a candle to a krathong before floating the krathong onto a river during the Loy Krathong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok November 2, 2009. Believers float krathongs during the festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river.
  16. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in a wheelchair appears to the public during the traditional Loy Kratong festival at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The king was hospitalized on Sept. 19 with fever, fatigue and lack of appetite.

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