Devotees of the Chinese shrine of Ban Tha Rua shield themselves as fireworks explode while they carry a shrine during a street procession at the annual Vegetarian Festival on Phuket Island, southern Thailand, on October 19, 2012.

A devotee of Ban Tha Rua Chinese shrine with a gun pierced through his cheek takes part in a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket on October 19, 2012.

Rescue workers rush an injured woman to hospital following a car bomb attack at a business area in the Thai-Malaysian border district of Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat province, southern Thailand, on July 20, 2012.

Members of a Thai bomb squad unit inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Narathiwat province on July 20, 2012.

Firemen and rescue workers evacuate a woman on a stretcher after a car bomb blast in Narathiwat province on July 20, 2012.

Muay Thai boxers fight in the Buriram province of Isan, Thailand on June 28, 2012. Muay Thai is deeply entwined with the history of Thailand itself, developed from the need for hand-to-hand combat centuries ago as a form of defense from perpetual invasions from neighboring countries.

Students from 96 Penang, a Muay Thai boxing camp, rest during their daily training session in Bangkok on June 26, 2012. The gym, located under an expressway overpass in a run-down slum area, has a fine reputation for developing and preparing fighters. Most of the students are sent by parents from Isan, a rural region in northeastern Thailand, in the hopes their sons will become good fighters and can help the family financially as many come from poor backgrounds.

A student from 96 Penang, a Muay Thai boxing camp, prepares for a daily training session in Bangkok on June 26, 2012.

Students from 96 Penang, a Muay Thai boxing camp, grapple during a daily training session in Bangkok on June 26, 2012.

Students from 96 Penang, a Muay Thai boxing camp, rest after a daily training session in Bangkok on June 27, 2012.

A young Muay Thai boxer celebrates a win in the ring on June 28, 2012. Boxers range between eight to 25-years-old and compete in different categories.

Smoke is emitted from an oil refinery after a fire broke out, in Bangkok July 4, 2012. Thailand's Bangchak Petroleum Pcl shut its 120,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Bangkok after a fire on Wednesday, a company official said.

Duangjai Jansaunoi with her finished painting.

Nurasatilah Masae standing in front of her bridegroom who was shot dead during their wedding in the Muslim majority province of Pattani, southern Thailand, on June 10, 2012. The groom was shot dead in the presence of his bride and more than 100 guests, and the gunman then fled, police said.

British Dr Claudia Turner examines a child as staff assist at the SMRU hospital inside the Mae La refugee camp in Tak province, Thailand. The refugee camp is situated along the Burma-Thailand border and is home to around 50,000 refugees. Mae La is the largest of nine camps along the Thai border where the Burmese live in a stateless limbo for many years. Aung San Suu Kyi recently visited the camp during her first visit to Thailand in 24 years. She spoke briefly assuring that she would strive to bring about positive change and more cooperation from Thai authorities.

Burmese monks play a game of Sepak Takraw ( kick volleyball) at the Thirisaridar monastery inside the Mae La refugee camp.

A pregnant woman who is in labor receives oxygen while her mother tends to her at the SMRU hospital maternity ward inside the Mae La refugee camp.

Burmese girls take a break from their studies at the Haydayatul Uloom Islamic school inside the Mae La refugee camp.

Pah Taw sits on a chair smoking a cigarette at the Karen Handicapped Welfare Association dormitory inside the Mae La refugee camp June 5, 2012 in Tak province, Thailand. Pah Taw lost his sight and his hands due to a land mine explosion while he was a soldier with the KNU.

Burmese men enjoy cockfighting inside the Mae La refugee camp.

A Burmese monk looks out from a viewpoint at the Mae La refugee camp.