Inequality has been on the rise across the globe. Economic gaps have continued to grow as the richest few amass unprecedented levels of wealth at the expense of the poor and middle class. Thailand is among the countries with the largest gap between the rich and the poor, with a disproportionate slice of the national wealth and income going to the wealthiest 1 per cent of the population.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 21, 2018 18:02 UTC