TOUGH TIMES This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2022 shows a customer looking at shelves of instant noodles at a supermarket in Bangkok. The kingdom is enduring 14-year-high inflation which — like elsewhere globally — has caused soaring basic living costs, but which comes as the country gears up for national elections in the coming six months. AFP PHOTO
BANGKOK: Sheltering from rain near Bangkok's Grand Palace, scores of unemployed Thais queue alongside homeless people waiting for free meals as 14-year-high inflation sends living costs soaring — causing a headache for the government ahead of a looming general election.