The war’s fallout has rippled through South-East Asia, upending lives, straining local economies and increasing discontent. The region of more than 600 million has been one of the hardest hit.
Fishermen work on their shrimp boat while in dry dock because of high diesel fuel prices and shortages, in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. The New York Times
Like its neighbours, the shrimp boat Lucky Blessings has been docked all month at a pier in central Thailand. Wittaya Lekdee, the owner, cannot take it out to sea because he can no longer afford fuel, the price of which has spiked 75 per cent.
“It’s the worst that it has ever been,” he said of his plight.
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