People take part in an event to celebrate the 88th birthday of Sirikit, Thailand’s Queen Mother, near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand on August 13, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A demonstrator holds a soft toy during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Demonstrators walk past a portrait of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A pro-democracy demonstrator with a face paint that reads “End it with our generation” during a protest at Thammasat University in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, August 10, 2020. Protesters warned that they'll step up pressure on the government if it failed to meet their demands, which include dissolving the parliament, holding new elections and changing the constitution. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Shoppers walk through decorations at the entrance to a shopping mall promoting a sale Thursday, August 6, 2020, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand has managed to curb COVID-19 infections over the last three months with strict controls on entry into the country and aggressive testing and quarantine requirements. But its economy is expected to contract by at least 5% in 2020, according to the World Bank. (Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Photo)





A demonstrator holds portraits of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn (L) and his late father king Bhumibol Adulyadej during a pro-government and pro-monarchy rally demanding the protection of traditional Thai values in downtown Bangkok on July 30, 2020. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





Thai kindergarteners wear face masks as they play in screened in play areas used for social distancing at the Wat Khlong Toey School on August 10, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. In the beginning of July The Wat Khlong Toey School reopened its doors to its approximately 250 students following the relaxation of lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the school was forced to shutter its doors in mid March due to Thailand's emergency decree and lockdown, the administration and teachers prepared measures to ensure a safe reopening. By installing sinks and soap dispensers outside of each classroom, creating social distancing screens in classrooms and lunch areas and installing hand sanitizer and temperature scanners at the entry the Wat Khlong Toey school has been open for a month and has had zero cases of COVID-19. Although Thailand is now allowing schools throughout the country to further relax safety measures, the Wat Khlong Toey school has chosen to continue strict social distancing to ensure the safety of their students and teachers. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)





Student protesters line up to sign a petition that amends the country's constitution at a university in Bangkok, Thailand on August 13, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





Well-wishers pay their respects to a picture of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a celebration to mark the king's 68th birthday outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, July 28, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Members of a youth pride student group hold an LGBT flag during a rally for gender rights in Bangkok, Thailand on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Pro-democracy protesters use mobile phones as flashlights at a rally as one of them is holding a placard at a rally to demand the government to resign, to dissolve the parliament and to hold new elections under a revised constitution, near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A demonstrator holds a puppet depicting Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha during a protest demanding his resignation, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 25, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Pro-democracy students light up their cell phones as they attend a rally at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, Thailand, August 11, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A cumulonimbus cloud is seen over Bangkok's skyline on July 28, 2020. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)





A stray dog stands in front of a shuttered luxury hotel on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan, Thailand, on Thursday, July 2, 2020. While the hotel has since reopened, Tourism in Thailand has taken a severe hit because of travel restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, leaving many popular beaches nearly empty. (Photo by Adam Schreck/AP Photo)





Pro-democracy students, leaders of Thailand's recent anti-government protests, raise their hands during a news conference at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Thai Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Thai Islamic Center amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, July 31, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





The Thai courts released Parit Chiwarak – know as Penguin – the student protest leader at Criminal Court in Bangkok on August 15, 2020 after he was arrested yesterday on charges of sedition and inciting public unrest. (Photo by Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)





A man rides a golden motorbike on a street in Bangkok, Thailand on August 14, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Pro-democracy students dance during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, August 16, 2020. Protesters have stepped up pressure on the government if it failed to meet their demands, which include holding of new elections, amending the constitution, and an end to intimidation of critics. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)