In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, workers stand on scaffolding around a giant Buddha statue at Tapong Nok temple in Rayong province, eastern Thailand. Thailand is a predominately Buddhist nation. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Oxen are presented with a tray of various choices of food by Thai officials in ancient attire during at the royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 12, 2017. The annual event marks the beginning of the growing season in Thailand for rice. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





A man smokes in his boat while rest in a canal in Bangkok, Thailand August 17, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk has his head shave outside their temple at cana in Thonburi outside Bangkok, Thailand August 17, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A barber cuts the hair of a man at his barbershop in Bangkok, Thailand August 17, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A woman with a dog ride a Tuk Tuk in Bangkok, Thailand August 17, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Women rides a train after buying goods at Maeklong market at the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand September 22, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A woman cooks at a street food stall in Bangkok, Thailand September 14, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A well-wisher gestures in front of a picture of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, October 10, 2016. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Well-wishers wear pink shirts as they pray for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, October 11, 2016. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Well-wishers wear pink shirts as they pose for a photograph in front of a picture of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, October 11, 2016. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A couple pose at a window from the kitchen car in a train before departing at Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok, Thailand October 16, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A tailor works on black clothes for customers mourning Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, October 17, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Volunteers provide free motorbike rides to mourners of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 18, 2016. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)





A man has a haircut on the street in Bangkok, Thailand October 16, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





People walk past a picture of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn displayed for sale at a royal memorabilia shop in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Two truck drivers wait to deliver the sugar cane harvest at a sugar mill in Pakchong district in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, March 22, 2016. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Chinese tourists board a sightseeing boat at a pier at Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. Picture taken October 3, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Chinese tourists board a sightseeing boat at a pier at Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





People shop at a market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Thailand, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Vendors sit next to a shop at a market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Thailand, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Boat drivers wait for tourists at a pier at Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Chinese tourists take a break at Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Vendors stand next to chickens as they wait for customers ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A hill tribe student holds her younger brother during a class at the Ban Mae Chan Tha Border Patrol Police School, at Umphang district, in Tak province, Thailand, February 6, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A hill tribe student walks through early morning mist as he arrives at the Ban Mae Chan Tha Border Patrol Police School, at Umphang district, in Tak province, Thailand, February 6, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A teacher and hill tribe students cook their lunch at the Ban Mae Chan Tha Border Patrol Police School, at Umphang district, in Tak province, Thailand, February 6, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A hill tribe student looks on during a class at the Ban Mae Chan Tha Border Patrol Police School, at Umphang district, in Tak province, Thailand, February 6, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk walks along a street to receive food from people in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk receives food from people in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Buddhist monks receive food from people in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand February 8, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A woman prays while touching the fingers of a Buddha statue during the annual Makha Bucha Day, which celebrates Buddha's teachings, in Ang Thong, Thailand February 11, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A man prays while touching the fingers of a Buddha statue during the annual Makha Bucha Day, which celebrates Buddha's teachings, in Ang Thong, Thailand February 11, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A Buddha statue is seen during the annual Makha Bucha Day, which celebrates Buddha's teachings, in Ang Thong, Thailand February 11, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Buddhist monks receive food from people outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 22, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Buddhist novices receive food from people outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 22, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A Buddhist novice yawns while waiting to receive food from people outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 22, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Buddhist novices receive food from people outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 22, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Power lines and internet cables are seen in a street in Bangkok, Thailand February 28, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Buddhist monks walk past policemen at Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand March 1, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Policemen inspect bags of Thai worshippers outside Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand March 1, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk chants behind a Buddhist statue during a rally Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand March 1, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





Women sits outside a go-go dance bar in Pattaya, Thailand March 25, 2017s. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A vendor grills sausage as he waits for customers in Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand May 7, 2017. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)





A Buddhist monk holds a glass with a vomit-inducing medication, before giving it to a rehabilitation patient at the detox area at Wat Thamkrabok monastery in Saraburi province, Thailand, February 3, 2017. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A Thai couple play games on their mobile phones as they ride a metro train in Bangkok on February 7, 2017. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





Buddhists pray to monks inside the Wat Dhammakaya temple grounds in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, Thursday, February 16, 2017. Hundreds of police are carrying out a raid on the headquarters temple of a controversial Buddhist temple sect to detain its chief, a monk facing criminal charges including accepting $40 million in embezzled money. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)