A racer rides on the back of a wooden plough as he races his buffaloes during the rice-planting festival in Chonburi on June 26, 2022 to mark the start of paddy-sowing season. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





Kwanlada Rungrojampa of Thailand applies make-up backstage before Miss International Queen 2022 transgender beauty pageant in Pattaya City, Thailand on June 25, 2022. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A model prepares for the Nicole Santos show backstage during Thailand Fashion Week at Varavela on June 29, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand Fashion Week showcases men's and women's autumn/winter 2022-2023 collections from established and emerging global brands. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)





Newly ordained hill tribe Buddhist novice monks holding lotus flower and joss sticks walk in a circle procession during the annual 57th Buddhist monk ordination ceremony for hill tribe men at Wat Benchamabophit Dusitwanaram, also known as the Marble Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 July 2022. A total of 174 hill tribe men including young boys from northern provinces were to be ordained as Buddhist monks and novices in the annual mass ordination ceremony to mark the three-month Buddhist Lent which this year begins on 14 July. For the duration of the Buddhist Lent, monks remain in one location, typically in a monastery or on temple grounds, where they engage in meditation and prayer, while laypeople choose to observe Lent by giving up meat, alcohol, and perform other ascetic practices. In Thailand, a Buddhist man is expected to become a monk during some period of his life. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)





An Asian elephant called “Plai Deaw” goes for a walk on a mountain road in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand on July 11, 2022. The bull has become well known in the area for his taste for venturing out from the deep forest and emerging among cars and village homes. Thailand has an estimated 2,000 Asian elephants living in the wild but there is often conflict when they come into contact with humans on roads and in villages. A similar number of elephants are kept captive where they work in zoos and are hired out for religious festivals and weddings. (Photo by Mongkol Pitakmoo/ViralPress)





Fans wearing rain ponchos and face masks watch the Manchester United v Liverpool preseason friendly match, at Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand on July 12, 2022. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





A man looks on after having his cheeks impaled as he takes part in an annual parade in honour of the the goddess of the Gow Lengchi Shrine, a traditional Chinese-style shrine in Narathiwat town, in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





Soccer playing robots stand on the field as their technicians discuss operational details in Bangkok on July 13, 2022. Thailand's capital Bangkok hosted the 2022 Robocup robot technology convention. Teams from 45 countries came to present their products and robotic creations at Bangkok's BITEC convention center. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Live News)





This handout photo taken and released on July 13, 2022 by Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation shows an adult elephant being lifted away from a hole, during a rescue operation to recover an infant elephant that had fallen into the hole, in Nakhon Nayok province in central Thailand. A baby elephant was dramatically rescued from a manhole in central Thailand after his mother was sedated in order to allow the opperation to proceed. (Photo by Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)/Handout via AFP Photo)





Thai Buddhist monks receive morning alms at the start of the Buddhist Lent, at Wat Benchamabophit, also known as the Marble Temple, in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 July 2022. The Buddhist Lent or “Khao Pansa” is a three-month long period that begins on the first day after the full moon of the eighth lunar month. During this period, Buddhist monks must remain in one location, typically a monastery or on temple grounds, where they engage in meditation and prayer. Many lay people also choose to give up meats, alcohol, and engage in other ascetic practices during Khao Pansa. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)





A visitor takes photos next to one of the newly found centuries old ancient stone sculptures on display at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in Bangkok, Thailand, 15 July 2022. Thai authorities found more than 130 centuries old ancient stone sculptures during a road construction outside the Grand Palace compound and put them on display at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. The carved stone statues are believed were used as ballast for the stabilization of Chinese sailing vessels and left in the Thai kingdom in ancient maritime trading times. (Photo by Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Stray cats are sedated as they prepare before sterilization at a temple in Samut Prakan on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Vehicles are seen on the flooded road after heavy rain fall during the high tide time in Bangkok, Thailand on July 21, 2022. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A man drives his motor bike on a flooded road after heavy rain fall during the high tide time in Bangkok, Thailand on July 21, 2022. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A man walks on a flooded road after heavy rain fall during the high tide time in Bangkok, Thailand on July 21, 2022. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





People sit at Lhong Tou cafe during lunch time in the Chinatown area of Bangkok on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A Jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Myanmar nationals living in Thailand with a picture of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, seen at center, stage a rally outside Myanmar's embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. International outrage over Myanmar’s execution of four political prisoners is intensifying with grassroots protests and strong condemnation from world governments. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and cabinet members pay respect to a picture of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a celebration to mark the king's 70th birthday in Bangkok, Thailand on July 28, 2022. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





Members of the 1st field Artillery Regiment, King's Guard wear waterproof head coverings during celebrations in front of the Grand Palace for the 70th birthday of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok on July 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)