Monkeys will not go hungry, say villagers

Not to worry: People in the province insisted that officials and residents were giving the monkeys leftover food and vegetables. — The Straits Times/ANN

A mass brawl between two troupes of monkeys in Thailand’s Lopburi province, captured on a video clip that went viral online last week, sparked concerns that the animals might be starving as the Covid-19 pandemic was keeping tourists away.

But people in the province insisted the monkeys would not go hungry, and that officials and residents were giving them leftover food and vegetables.