BANGKOK, June 14 — Surrounded by children in a Bangkok slum, Miss Universe Thailand handed out lunch boxes prepared by Michelin-starred chefs today — a project to help some of the capital’s worst Covid-hit communities.
The kingdom is currently battling a third wave of coronavirus — an outbreak that authorities traced in April to a nightlife district frequented by Bangkok’s uber-rich and politically connected.
The government slapped restrictions on businesses and public spaces — much to the chagrin of restaurants already battered by a year…