Thailand

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Offshore oil and gas rig platform with beautiful sky in the gulf of Thailand.

In this photo released by Greenpeace, Thai villagers joined Greenpeace activists and the crew of Rainbow Warrior form a human installation proclaiming Quit Coal in a protest against the coal-fired power plant at Thapsakae beach July 9, 2008 in Prachuab Khirikhant province, southern Thailand. The protesters staged a protest against the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) which is proposing to build a 4000-MW coal-fired power plant at this beach but was opposed by villagers due to concerns on pollution and climate change. (AP Photo/Vinai Dithajohn/Greenpeace, HO) **COMPULSORY CREDIT, NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVING**

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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 68, faces a balancing act to maintain his position of strength during 2021 while trying to adapt to an increasingly international public spotlight. greets supporters as he walks to participate in a candle lighting ceremony to mark the anniversary of the birth of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Sanam Luang ceremonial ground in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand's king in Bangkok on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led protesters.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

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In this Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives at the Government House before a cabinet meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth became prime minister in a very Thai way: He led a military coup. Now after five years of running Thailand with absolute power, he's seeking to hold on to the top job through the ballot box. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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In this July 3, 2018, image taken from video provided by the Thai Navy Seal, Thai boys are with Navy SEALs inside the cave, Mae Sai, northern Thailand. With heavy rains forecast to worsen flooding in a cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their soccer coach are waiting to be extracted by rescuers, authorities say they might be forced to have them swim out through a narrow, underwater passage. The 13 are described as healthy and being looked after by medics inside the cave.(Thai Navy Seal via AP)

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This undated photo released by World Animal Protection, shows an elephant used for entertainment at a venue in Thailand. An animal protection group says it wants tourists to know, that elephant on which you took a ride during your vacation in Thailand is probably a miserable victim of abuse. London-based World Animal Protection in a report released Thursday, July 6, 2017 says its survey of almost 3,000 elephants employed in entertainment venues in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India found that three out of four are living in poor and unacceptable conditions. (World Animal Protection via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR JUNE 24-25 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, June 12, 2017 photo, Dr. Yeng Her, a Hmong-American who has received a MD-PhD, reflects on a life journey which took him from the refugee camps of Thailand as a child to a doctoral degree in medicine from the Mayo Clinic, during an interview at his home in Madison, Wis. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

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A customer selects merchandise at Line Village in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Thailand's most popular text-messaging service will open its doors to the public Friday with an extravagant digital theme park called Line Village Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Thai customer selects merchandise at Line Village in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Thailand's most popular text-messaging service will open its doors to the public Friday with an extravagant digital theme park called Line Village Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Customers take a selfie with merchandise at Line Village in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Thailand's most popular text-messaging service will open its doors to the public Friday with an extravagant digital theme park called Line Village Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Doctors check the health of Wattana Pumret, 61, as he arrives at police headquarters for a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Wattana, who was arrested for the bombing of an army hospital in Bangkok, says he carried out the attack that wounded 21 people to symbolize defiance against Thailand's ruling military junta. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Wattana Pumret, 61, is escorted by officials as he arrives at police headquarters for a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Wattana, who was arrested for the bombing of an army hospital in Bangkok, says he carried out the attack that wounded 21 people to symbolize defiance against Thailand's ruling military junta. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Wattana Pumret, 61, is escorted by officials as he arrives at police headquarters for a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Wattana, who was arrested for the bombing of an army hospital in Bangkok, says he carried out the attack that wounded 21 people to symbolize defiance against Thailand's ruling military junta. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Moriya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, tees off on the third hole during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Moriya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, puts on the third hole during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Moriya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, prepares to putt on the fourth hole during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Moriya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, tees off on the fifth hole during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Galloway Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, left, and Marina Alex playfully lean on each other as they wait to putt on the 17th green during the final round of the LPGA Volvik Championship golf tournament at the Travis Pointe Country Club, Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha talks to reporters during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Thailand's ruling junta said Tuesday that police will handle the investigation into a bombing at a military-run hospital that wounded more than 20 people, while security elsewhere in the country is being reviewed. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha talks to reporters during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Thailand's ruling junta said Tuesday that police will handle the investigation into a bombing at a military-run hospital that wounded more than 20 people, while security elsewhere in the country is being reviewed. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)