Bangkok karaoke bar manager Thitikorn Rattanarak had to pull part-time shifts at her local 7-Eleven store when Thailand ordered nightspots shut earlier this year to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
When bars reopened, border closures continued to shut out most of her patrons, who are Japanese.
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