2021 photos of the year

A worker operates a vehicle to spray disinfectant around Wat Ta Khien and the adjacent floating market in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi yesterday. The cleaning was conducted ahead of Saturday’s reopening of the temple and market, closed recently due to the new Covid-19 outbreak. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Two people in full protective outfits fiddle with their phones as they wait to catch flights out of Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday. Many provinces have imposed travel restrictions in the wake of the fresh Covid-19 outbreak. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Pattaya’s Walking Street is seen deserted in January. The government has pumped vast amounts of money into the economy without much effect. Future generations will have to pick up the pieces and pay for the runaway debt. (Photo: Nutthawat…