BANGKOK: With an intelligence network so good they have been compared to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Thai street vendors are often first on the scene at “guerilla” democracy protests in Bangkok, where they hawk sour pork and fish balls to a democracy-hungry crowd.
Pattani, Thailand: Students hold pictures of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida while waving the Thai national flag as they take part in a rally to show support for the Thai royal establishment in Muang Pattani district in Thailand's southern province of Pattani on October 22, 2020. AFP PHOTO