A man rests in a hammock in the grounds of a flooded Buddhist temple in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya on September 28, 2021, as tropical storm Dianmu caused flooding in 30 provinces across the country. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
A woman practices Muay Thai inside a fitness gym after it reopened as part of a relaxation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Bangkok, Thailand, October 2, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Koh Kret residents walk through a submerged alley during a heavy rainfall in Thailand on October 3, 2021. Twenty provinces have been affected by the Dianmu storm. Each day the riverside communities in Nonthaburi face renewed flooding. (Photo by Varuth Pongsapipatt/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Buddhist monks paddle a boat through floodwaters in front of a reclining Buddha at the Wat Satue in Ayutthaya province north of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 4, 2021. Officials in Thailand expressed optimism Monday that widespread flooding is easing, with signs that the capital, Bangkok, may be spared serious damage. (Photo by Nathathida Adireksarn/AP Photo)
A woman wades through floodwaters in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 4, 2021. As flood waters continued to inundate areas in northern and central Thailand and were starting to hit low-lying areas in the capital, Thai officials were looking warily ahead Tuesday the possibility of more storms this month, but were optimistic the devastation of a decade ago would not be repeated. (Photo by Nathathida Adireksarn/AP Photo)
A fisherman rows a boat across the Nong Yar Mar reservoir in Yang Talat in the Kalasin province of Thailand on October 4, 2021. The fishermen wake up early each day to get their daily catch. (Photo by Kosit Thirajarung/Solent News)
A Chinese opera performer wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus on a stage in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, October 6, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)
Members of a Chinese opera troupe wearing protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prepare before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. Videos have gone viral on social media of customers sitting on drenched chairs, taking mouthfuls of food as long-tail boats buzz by, then moving out of the way as waves hit. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. Restaurant owner Titiporn Jutimanon was convinced a bout of flooding in Thailand could be the end of a business already struggling from the pandemic. But with the rising tide of the Chao Phraya river this week came an unexpected opportunity. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
People eat food at a flooded restaurant, where patrons stand up from their tables every time the waves come in, on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2021. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows an employee serving desserts at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
Members of the Feminist Liberation Front show a three-fingered salute during a “car mob” rally from Silom Road to Democracy Monument on October 9, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Feminist’s Liberation Front is a democratic reform group focused on promoting gender equality and LGBTQ rights in Thailand. While raising awareness of issues such as marriage equality, gender-based violence, and oppression, the speakers at rally’s organized by the Feminist Liberation Front also call for institutional reform and the repeal of Section 112, a criminal code in Thailand’s lese majeste laws which carry up to 15 years in prison. Under the leadership of Chumaporn “Waaddao” Taengkliang, the Feminist Liberation Front acts as a safe space for feminists, members of the LGBTQ community, activists and allies while maintaining peaceful, colorful protests promoting inclusivity and human rights. While globally Thailand is considered an inclusive country for LGBTQ+ communities and tourists, those living here struggle for equal rights as courts continue to postpone rulings in a groundbreaking LGBTQ+ marriage equality case. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
A 69-meter-tall giant Buddha statue stands at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple on the outskirts of Bangkok on October 12, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)
A 69-meter-tall giant Buddha statue stands at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple on the outskirts of Bangkok on October 12, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)
A royalist supporter holds a portrait of the late king late king Bhumibol Adulyadej while waiting for the motorcade of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn to pass in Bangkok on October 13, 2021, as the royals head to take part in a merit-making ceremony on the fifth anniversary of the passing of his father the late king. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)
Protesters create flames by lighting up aerosol cans during a demonstration against the government of Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and in support of the release of political prisoners outside Bangkok Remand Prison in Bangkok on October 13, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)
Trucks drive through flood waters in Nakhon Rachasima province, northeastern of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 18, 2021. Heavy rains in central and northeastern Thailand have caused fresh flooding, causing authorities to release water into one already swollen river after a reservoir reached its capacity, and others facing the same possibility. (Photo by Apimook Svanperthan/AP Photo)
A woman wades through floodwaters in Nakhon Rachasima province, northeastern of Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, October 18, 2021. (Photo by Apimook Svanperthan/AP Photo)
In this photo released by the Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra poses for media during the annual Pheu Thai Party meeting in Khon Kaen province northeastern of Thailand, Thursday, October 28, 2021. Thailand’s largest opposition party Pheu Thai announced Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to be chief of its Inclusion and Innovation Advisor Committees. (Photo by Pheu Thai Party via AP Photo)
