"New Year"

A diver is dressed as the "God of Wealth" at Manila Ocean Park to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Road accidents claimed 333 lives over the New Year break’s "seven dangerous days”, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

Passengers returning from their home provinces began flowing through Bangkoks Hua Lamphong Railway Station as the New Year holiday ended on Monday.

The number of Omicron cases in Thailand passed the 1,000 mark on New Year’s Day as expected, the Department of Medical Sciences said on Sunday.

On the first day of the year 2022, Indian devotees paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar of Indias northern state of Punjab.

Restaurant earnings jumped by more than 100 per cent during the New Year holidays compared to the same period in 2021 thanks to more people eating out with their families and friends.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has tasked the Interior Ministry with ensuring that all infectious waste is handled safely to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in communities, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Monday.

Bangkok residents who went back to their hometowns during the four-day New Year break have started returning. Here we capture the crowds at Bangkok’s Hualamphong Station and Don Mueang Airport on Sunday evening.

Interprovincial bus operator Transport Company said it expected around 50,000 bus passengers per day between January 3-4 as people are heading back to Bangkok after visiting their hometowns during New Year holidays.

The first day of 2022 saw 73 deaths and 574 people injured in 574 road accidents nationwide, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Sunday.

As many as 7,391 motorists were arrested for drunk driving between December 29 and 31, the first three of “seven dangerous days”.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha applauded the organisers of countdown events as well as partygoers for strictly adhering to Covid-19 prevention measures.