National Reform Council (NRC) first Vice President Bowornsak Uwanno speaks during the first meeting at Parliament in Bangkok on October 21, 2014. A council selected by Thailand's ruling junta started work on reforms to close the nation's festering political divide, a task critics dismiss as aimed at diluting the influence of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
