Cutting swiftly through the Lam Pao reservoir, the fishing boat glides to shore with its daily catch. A beaming Ms Bangon Daengrat greets her supplier while clasping her iPhone to photograph buckets of still-gasping fish.
Within seconds, she has updated her Facebook account, which is followed closely by fans of her som pla, or fermented fish cake wrapped in banana leaf.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 31, 2018, with the headline Thai junta yet to find firm footing with rural grassroots . Subscribe