A woman from the Karen ethnic group is seen in one of the villages of Chiang Rai, Thailand, wearing the distinctive brass rings that have long been a symbol of her culture on November 20, 2024. Known for having the longest necks in the world, Karen women wear an average of 20 rings, which can weigh up to 10 kilograms throughout their lives. Over time, these heavy rings gradually push the shoulders downward, altering the shape of the body and stretching the neck up to three times its normal length. This striking physical transformation is not just a tradition but also a marker of identity and heritage for the Karen people. (Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)





The royal barge river procession along the Chao Praya river, to mark the 72nd birthday of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 27, 2024. (Photo by Patipat Janthong/Reuters)





Thai Red Cross staff wearing Halloween costumes pose as people queue to donate blood at the National Blood Center of the Thai Red Cross Society in Bangkok, Thailand on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Sarunphat Pannum, 30, poses for a picture as she celebrates Halloween in Bangkok, Thailand on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





A person poses for a picture as she celebrates Halloween in Bangkok, Thailand on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





A woman with face paint and a Halloween-themed costume attends Thailand's Goosebumps Festival 2024 at a train factory in Bangkok, Thailand on October 31, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A woman poses for photograph in front of the Phra Borom Banphot Chedi, or stupa, draped in red cloth atop the Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok on November 8, 2024, to mark the start of a ten-day annual fair ahead of Thailand's Loy Krathong festival. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Phoot)





Visitors take pictures with “Parvati” by Indian sculptor Ravinder Reddy during the Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 at National Museum Bangkok on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)





People light and release paper lanterns during the Yi Peng festival celebrations in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai city on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A woman places a Krathong, a floating basket made with leaves and flowers, into a park's lagoon during the Loy Krathong festival, held as a symbolic apology and to express gratitude to the goddess of the river for the water, in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





A monk (L) walks past a Lord Ganesha idol (C) at the Wat Sri Suphan Buddhist temple, popularly known as “Silver Temple” in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai city on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)





Tourists from China dressed in traditional Thai costumes pose as they visit Wat Arun, known as the Temple of Dawn, in Bangkok, Thailand on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Foreign tourists buy fashion bags at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 21 November 2024. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the country's economy is likely to expand 2.7 percent this year and beat the forecast for 2025, as the economy is in a recovery phase driven by the government's accelerated investment, domestic consumption and a 28 percent rise in foreign tourists. (Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/EFE)





Monkeys eat food inside a new cage, which was built to temporarily detain monkeys that are captured earlier this year, in Lopburi province, Thailand, on November 24, 2024. (Photo by Patipat Janthong/Reuters)





The Royal Thai Armed Forces rehearsed the parade and oath-taking ceremony of the Royal Guards for the year 2024 at Royal Plaza on November 24, 2024. Today is the first rehearsal to ensure readiness and completeness of the ceremony before the actual ceremony on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. In this rehearsal, General Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana led the parade of the Royal Guards and 11 battalions of the armed forces Royal Guard in her position as the “Commander of the Combined Forces”. She was dressed in full royal guard uniform and led the parade with a strong voice, uttering clear, powerful, and elegant leading words. She is both the inspiration and morale of all soldiers, keeping the honor, strength, and pride of being a Royal Guard. (Photo by Adirach Toumlamoon/Pacific Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Monkeys climb onto tourists during the annual Monkey Festival, after officials start capturing monkeys, in Lopburi province, Thailand, on November 24, 2024. (Photo by Patipat Janthong/Reuters)





Boys paddle a makeshift raft through flood waters following heavy rain in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





A resident looks through belongings floating in flood waters inside her home following heavy rain in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on November 28, 2024. Flooding triggered by three days of heavy rain has killed one person and displaced thousands in southern Thailand, with more days of rain forecast, authorities said November 28. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





A woman poses for a photo in a bed of sunflowers at a public park in Bangkok on December 11, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)





Visitors take photos of an astronaut's image as they visit the Space Journey Bangkok exhibition, at BITEC BURI, in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 December 2024. The Space Journey Bangkok exhibition showcases more than 600 authentic spacecraft parts, as well as real space artifacts and models originating from the USA and the Soviet Union. The event will be held from 16 December 2024 to 16 April 2025. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA/EFE)