The celebrations, called the ‘Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021’, are being staged on New Year’s Eve at ICONSIAM’s River Park and include a dramatic display of 20,000 eco-friendly fireworks that are made in Japan from sticky rice, and which will light up the sky along a 1,400-metre length of the Chao Phraya River that runs through Bangkok.
Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said, “The Chao Phraya River is an iconic global countdown destination and we hope that conducting on the river one of the biggest events to mark the arrival of the new year will signal to everyone our hope for a bright 2021.”
He said, “Thailand has been globally recognised as one of the best countries in the world at having managed the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to announce to the world that we are eagerly looking forward to welcoming everyone back to our beautiful country…
