Thai monks look at their smart phones while waiting for a train at Hua Lamphong Railway Station on January 02, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has provided free COVID-19 rapid testing to the public throughout the New Year’s holiday weekend at Hua Lamphong Railway station in an effort to curb the spread of Omicron after holiday travel. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
A boy from Myanmar, who lives in Thailand, flashes a three-finger salute at a temporary donation station for sending relief supplies to refugees who fled a flare-up in fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic minority rebels in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand, December 18, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
A Muslim woman sits holding her phone in floodwaters following heavy rains in the Muno Market in Sungai Kolok district, in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on December 20, 2021. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)
People take pictures with Christmas decorations in front of Central World shopping mall in Bangkok on December 24, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
A child runs around Christmas decorations in front of a shopping mall in Bangkok on December 22, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
Elephants wearing Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks walk while delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a “get vaccinated” message to a primary school in the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
People in Santa Claus costumes walk during the visit of five elephants wearing Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks, delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a “get vaccinated” message to a primary school in the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
Students receive gifts from an elephant during a the visit of five elephants in Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a “get vaccinated” message at a primary school, in the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
A girl poses in a Santa Claus costume during the visit of five elephants in Santa Claus costumes with giant face masks, delivering hand sanitizers and promoting a “get vaccinated” message at a primary school, in the historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
A man hugs his monitor lizard who is wearing a Christmas hat on December 25, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Monitor lizard enthusiasts gather on Christmas Day for a garden party at the Somtum Khun Daeng restaurant and cafe to share their appreciation for their monitor lizards. The event for owners of this controversial Thai pet included important facts and information about monitor lizard care as well as prizes for those who brought their lizard with them. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
People enjoy at Cha-am Beach, amid the coranavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, December 25, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Thai devotees lay down in coffins during a resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien in hopes of cleansing themselves of bad karma upon their “rebirth” on December 31, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai temple goers take part in a traditional resurrection ceremony on New Year’s Eve at Wat Takien, located in Nonthaburi province, 20 kilometers north of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is famous for its resurrection ceremonies where Thai’s ritualistically die before being reborn. During the ritual, Thai worshippers tie a white thread around their heads and take part in a group prayer before lowering themselves into coffins where Thai monks perform the resurrection ceremony. The belief is that the resurrected worshipper is cleansed of their bad karma and will be blessed with good fortune and health in the new year. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, January 1, 2022. (Photo by Wason Wanichakorn/AP Photo)
People enjoy New Year’s Eve amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt over the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on December 31, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
A tourist poses at Maya Bay as Thailand reopens its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of over tourism, at Krabi province, Thailand on January 3, 2022. Authorities shut the whole of Maya Bay to the public in 2018, saying coral reefs and beach areas had been damaged by constant tourist activities. But since the start of this year some visitors have been allowed to return. “The sharks have come back, coral reefs are regrowing, and the water is clear again”, Yuthasak Supasorn, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, told Reuters. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)
