Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Thailand and fleeing a conflict zone in Myanmar were featured events on Feb 18, 2015.
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A woman pays respect to her ancestors in the Chinese New Year ceremony in Yaowarat, Bangkok. — Patipat Janthong
Students compete in a robot contest organised by the Basic Education Commission at the Zeer Rangsit shopping centre in Pathum Thani. The event runs through Feb 20, 2015. — Pattanapong Hirunard
A child in a traditional Chinese outfit comes to Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, better known as Wat Lengnoeiyi, in Yaowarat. — Patipat Janthong
Gold prices are written on a glass window of a shop in Yaowarat as people buy ornaments made of the precious metal. — Krit Promsaka na Sakolnakorn.
Railway union members hold a meeting at their office in Suan Rot Fai in opposition of a plan by the Transport Ministry to set up a rail department. — Apichart Jinakul
Kokang people travel in a truck to a refugee camp in China's border town with Myanmar, Nansan, Yunnan province. Myanmar President Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency in the Kokang region in the east and imposed a three-month period of martial law there. — Reuters
Traditional Chinese lion dancers perform in front of the Royal Palace to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh. — AFP
A performer takes part in the opening of the Temple Fair, part of Chinese New Year celebrations at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing. — Reuters
A woman takes a selfie in front of a multi-coloured sheep installation displayed in a shopping mall for the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong. — AFP
Rebel fighters lie on the ground as others are seen near a pick-up truck mounted with an anti-aircraft weapon near the front line against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Ratian village, north of Aleppo. — Reuters
Robot "hitchBOT" sits in front of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate. HitchBOT, a charming robot assembled from household parts, hitch-hiked for more than 6,000 kilometres across Canada last summer as part of a social experiment. He is now on tour across Germany. — AFP / DPA
Opposing teams of the Up'ards and the Down'ards reach for the ball as they compete in the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, on Feb 17, 2015. The mass-participation ball game involves two teams from both sides of a small brook that bisects their town. — AFP
