After two years of living dangerously with Covid, Thais are waking up from a relatively sombre New Year celebration in the hope that 2022 will be a better year. People have no choice but to retain hope as they have now run out of most other supplies. Businesses cannot weather another series of lockdowns akin to those of the past two years. Freelancers, often reliant on seasonal work generated by the ebb and flow of tourist arrivals, such as the artists who specialise in portraiture at entertainment venues, traditional masseuses and workers in the restaurant supply chain are now on their last l…

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