Thailand Urges Tight Virus Controls for Big Holiday Celebrations 22 December 2020 Share share Print It's holiday season in Thailand, when international tourists who pay top prices join local residents for countdowns, fireworks and a blur of partying. Central World, a mall in downtown Bangkok famous for its annual mega countdown, displays the tallest Christmas tree in Southeast Asia and gigantic gift boxes. Icon Siam, a rival luxury mall on the Chao Praya River, plans to light up Bangkok's sky with a ribbon of fireworks just shy of a mile long. Samut Sakhon province, site of the current surg...