Thai firemen spray water on an aircraft during a full-scale emergency exercise at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok September 8, 2010. The exercise was to prepare the airport for possible accidents and emergency situations such as aircraft skidding off the runway or bursting into flames. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)

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Thai police officers inspect the body of a teacher who was shot dead by suspected separatist Muslim militants as he was travelling to work on a motorcycle in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat on September 7, 2010. Suspected Islamic militants have killed four people in Thailand's restive south, police said on September 7, including a teacher whose death sparked calls for a region-wide closure of schools. The victim was the 134th teacher killed since 2004 in the violence-plagued region. Teachers working in state schools are frequently targeted because they are seen as a symbol of government authority in the south, where insurgents view the schools system as an effort by Bangkok to impose Buddhist culture. (Getty Images)

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Passengers pass a Thai soldier on guard in an area of the Siam BTS skytrain station in Bangkok on September 6, 2010. Authorities have put over 460 locations across Bangkok on high alert in response to a series of grenade attacks that have rattled nerves in a city still under emergency rule after deadly protests. (Getty Images)

Thai soldiers guard near a Skytrain station in Bangkok Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. Thai Government announced they are boosting security in the country's capital after a series of grenade attacks possibly linked to recent political unrest. (AP)

A performer dances during the visit of Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Thai pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on September 1, 2010. Vejjajiva visited the Thai pavilion on the occasion of the Thailand day at World Expo. (Getty Images)

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) waves as he walks past the Thai pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on September 1, 2010. Vejjajiva visited the Thai pavilion on the occasion of the Thailand day at World Expo. (Getty Images)

An undate picture obtained on September 3, 2010 shows the new Thai military chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha in Bangkok. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially endorsed on September 2 the appointment of General Prayut Chan-O-Cha as the powerful commander-in-chief, part of his approval of the annual military reshuffle list involving 550 positions. (Getty Images)

Thai farmers use a press to flatten rubber sheets at a farm in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on September 2, 2010. Thailand on September 2 ordered the central bank to keep a close eye on the baht and 'prepare measures' after the currency soared to a 29-month high against the US dollar, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said, adding that the Bank of Thailand said the currency's strength was mostly based on the positive balance of trade -- reflecting robust exports -- rather than speculation. Thailand is the world's largest rubber exporter. (Getty Images)

Thai farmers step on rubber sheets to stretch them at a farm in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on September 2, 2010. (Getty Images)

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A view of the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong province, eastern Thailand in this August 31, 2010 file photo. In a decision that will likely be cheered by foreign investors, a Thai court Thursday ruled that nearly all the projects at Map Ta Phut industrial park can resume operations, despite environmental and health concerns. (Reuters)

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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 demand from China and high-margin food sales. Shares fortune with 3 brothers. Philanthropist restores Buddhist temples in Thailand, sponsors schools and orphanages. (Bangkok Post/Forbes.com)

Thailand's 40 Richest: Their net worth is over $36 billion. With a fortune of $7 billion, conglomerateur Dhanin Chearavanont is the new No. 1. >>>