Bangkok fireworks usher in the New Year over iconic temple
Bangkok rang in the New Year with a countdown and fireworks display as midnight struck on Sunday (January 1) over the picturesque Wat Arun, or Temple of Dawn, by the Chao Phraya River.
The event organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand was celebrated with 500 shots of fireworks that lasted for a total of 5-minutes.
Some spectators said the fireworks brought hope for the new year, while others wished that COVID-19 would be over and normal lives can fully return.
"You know, I cried because of a lot of emotions and I have never seen such a great firework with all this emotions about the previous year, it was really you know difficult but at the same time, there were a lot of great things happened.
So, I think that next year will be great and I hope that we'll, have a lot of great moments." Said ANASTASIA CHEBOTAREVA VISITOR FROM RUSSIA
Thailand's economy remained on the recovery path in November, boosted by increased tourism and domestic consumption while exports deteriorated as global demand slowed, the central bank said on Thursday.
"Actually, I don't want anything much apart from wishing that COVID-19 would disappear from the world. I wish we'd be back at living our lives without having to worry about anything. But I know that in the end, we have to learn to live with the present day and forget about the past. I want to see new changes in Thailand." Said KANYAPHAT PHIMPARU // BANGKOK RESIDENT
Economic activity was likely to recover further as the vital tourism sector gathered steam, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said, adding it would monitor slowing global demand, rising prices and China's border reopening.
