October 29-30, 2024: Multiple lightning strikes are seen in this 66 image composite taken over 1.5 hours during a monsoon in Bangkok, Thailand which took place overnight from October 29th to October 30th, 2024. The monsoon season in Bangkok normally lasts from July to October, making this one of the year’s last major storms to hit the Thai capital.
Oct 29, 2024: The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) new president Asadej Kongsiri stands for a portrait inside the SET headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
Oct 29, 2024: The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) new president Asadej Kongsiri gestures while talking during a press interview inside the SET headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
Dec 5, 2024: A young woman throws a handful of dry leaves into the air as her companion makes a smartphone video at Yoyogi Park’s eastern entrance in Tokyo, Japan.
March 23, 2024: A devotee in an altered state of consciousness associated with ritualistic spirit possession runs past crowds of people at Wat Bang Phra temple in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
March 23, 2024: A devotee in an altered state of consciousness associated with ritualistic spirit possession is restrained by volunteers at Wat Bang Phra temple in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand during the annual Wai Kru ceremony.
August 20, 2024: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown during the 2006 coup and lived in self imposed exile outside of Thailand from 2008 - 2023, arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court to appear for his preliminary hearing regarding his article 112 charge. His session lasted approx 2 hours and was adjourned until July 2025. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
August 20, 2024: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown during the 2006 coup and lived in self imposed exile outside of Thailand from 2008 - 2023, arrives at the Bangkok Criminal Court to appear for his preliminary hearing regarding his article 112 charge. His session lasted approx 2 hours and was adjourned until July 2025. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
August 9, 2024: The leaders of Thailand‘s newest political party announced the formation of the Phak Prachachon party during a press conference in Bangkok. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
August 9, 2024: The leaders of Thailand‘s newest political party announced the formation of the Phak Prachachon party during a press conference in Bangkok. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
August 9, 2024: The leaders of Thailand‘s newest political party announced the formation of the Phak Prachachon party during a press conference in Bangkok. Adryel Talamantes/Nikkei Asia
April 2, 2024: A thick blanket of pollution hangs over Chiang Mai, Thailand, brought on by numerous wildfires burning in the surrounding hills and mountains. The northern city is renowned world wide a travel hotspot, though the persistent haze has led to it’s reputation being tarnished.
February 1, 2024: Several hundred Myanmar nationals residing in Thailand staged a protest in front of the Bangkok United Nations complex on the 3rd anniversary of the February 1, 2021 Myanmar coup. Three years ago to the day the Myanmar Armed Forces arrested the newly elected civilian government before they could be sworn into office, ending the nation’s decade of semi-democratic rule.
February 1, 2024: Several hundred Myanmar nationals residing in Thailand staged a protest in front of the Bangkok United Nations complex on the 3rd anniversary of the February 1, 2021 Myanmar coup. Three years ago to the day the Myanmar Armed Forces arrested the newly elected civilian government before they could be sworn into office, ending the nation’s decade of semi-democratic rule.
February 1, 2024: Several hundred Myanmar nationals residing in Thailand staged a protest in front of the Bangkok United Nations complex on the 3rd anniversary of the February 1, 2021 Myanmar coup. Three years ago to the day the Myanmar Armed Forces arrested the newly elected civilian government before they could be sworn into office, ending the nation’s decade of semi-democratic rule.
2024: A resident of a soon to be demolished dilapidated apartment block in Bangkok's historic Yaowarat neighbourhood walks down the stairs.
2024: A condo tower in Bangkok's Phrom Pong area stands shrouded in green mesh tarp as a workmen paints the outside of the building's walls.
March 21, 2024: A Bangkok airways commercial jet lifts off from Koh Samui international airport as passengers wait on a tarmac trolly.
March 17, 2024: Beachgoers walk and take pictures of the sunset over the gulf of Thailand on a pier on Koh Samui island.
March, 2024: A staff member helps guide an Energy Absolute electric bus into a charging station at a facility in Minburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand - For Nikkei Asia
March, 2024: A staff member inserts an electrical charging mechanism into an Energy Absolute electric bus at a charging station in a facility in Minburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand - For Nikkei Asia
February, 2024: Fossil fuel powered buses make their way through traffic around Bangkok's Victory Monument roundabout - For Nikkei Asia