A bank employee gathers Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee compares between a counterfeit U.S. dollar note (bottom) and a U.S. dollar note (top) at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Bank employees gather Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Pound notes are seen inside a basket at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee gather U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee gathers Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee counts U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Bank employees gather Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee gathers Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A bank employee gathers Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Bank employees gather Thai baht notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Seized crystal methamphetamine hidden inside tea bags are seen during a news conference at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board in Bangkok, Thailand, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Napat Wesshasartar 

Personnel from Narcotics Control Board stand guard during a news conference on seized crystal methamphetamine hidden inside tea bags, at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board in Bangkok, Thailand, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Napat Wesshasartar 

A boy, wearing a paper lion dance head, sits next to a white rabbit lantern on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A couple makes offerings on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A kid runs among white rabbit lanterns on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A man carries a girl who wears a Chinese traditional red dress on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A girl, wearing a Chinese traditional red dress, sits among white rabbit lanterns on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit at a temple in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A boy, wearing a paper lion dance head, visits the temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Samut Prakan, Thailand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

People gather at a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A family poses for a picture outside their house as they gather to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A woman poses in a Taoist temple as people gather to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Men gather in a Taoist temple to pray as they celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A woman carries a baby as they gather outside a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A man carries her daughter as they gather outside a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A woman carries a baby as they gather outside a Taoist temple to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A family has dinner at the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A woman hangs a Chinese New Year banner outside her shophouse on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva REFILE - CORRECTING DATE 

People, wearing a red dress as a colour of luck, look at a Lion Dance on Lunar New Year's Eve at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Dutch tourists pose for a photo in front of lantern decorations on Lunar New Year's Eve at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

People pose for a photo in front of lantern decorations on Lunar New Year's Eve at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A woman holds her kid wearing red t-shirt, as the colour of luck as she walks past lantern decorations on Lunar New Year's Eve in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A woman wearing a red t-shirt, as the colour of luck, makes offerings of incense sticks on Lunar New Year's Eve at a temple in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

People make offerings on Lunar New Year's Eve at a temple in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A woman wearing a red t-shirt, as the colour of luck, makes offerings on Lunar New Year's Eve at a temple in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Jindamai Ekrattananut gives money to her grandchildren after the traditional ancestors worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Gold joss paper or paper offerings are burnt during the traditional ancestors worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Sudagarn Aroon-ekrattananut and her daughter pay respect to their ancestors, offering food, fruits and gifts during the traditional worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year inside their home in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Somsri Boondee, 76, burns silver and gold joss paper for ancestors during the traditional worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year inside her home in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Thai-Chinese family member have meal together, called "reunion dinner", after the traditional worship rituals toward ancestors on the eve of Lunar New Year inside their home in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Chanoknooch Boondee, 42, pays respect to her ancestors, offering food, fruits and gifts during the traditional worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year inside her home in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

Somsri Boondee, 76, and her sister pay respect to their ancestors, offering food, fruits and gifts during the traditional worship rituals on the eve of Lunar New Year inside their home in Nakhon Pathom province, in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

A Japanese tourist rides on an elephant in a jungle park on the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A Japanese tourist rides on an elephant in a jungle park on the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Mahouts and elephants get ready as they wait for tourists in a jungle park on the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A chained elephant stands in a path while waiting for tourists in a jungle park on the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Mahouts bathe elephants while they wait for tourists in a jungle park on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A mahout adjusts a chair on top of an elephant while they wait for tourists in a jungle park on the eve of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Elephants are seen waiting for tourists in a jungle park ahead of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Two elephants are chained in a jungle path while they wait for tourists in a jungle park ahead of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Albert from Wuhan, China, touches a baby elephant's trunk in a jungle park ahead of the Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Elephant owner Wittaya Taweeros inspects two of his newly purchased elephants, which are to be used for tourist rides in a jungle park, ahead of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A Chinese tourist rides on an elephant in a jungle park ahead of Lunar New Year in Phuket, Thailand January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A shop owner uses her mobile phone at her stall ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

Tourists shop ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A view shows traffic under a street decorated by red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkokss Chinatown, Thailand, January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A tourist shops ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha