The macaque monkeys remain a symbol of local culture and a major tourist draw despite their clashes with humans in the central Thai city, which celebrates a “Monkey Buffet” festival each year.

Thousands of monkeys in Lopburi in central Thailand feasted on tonnes of fruits and vegetables on Sunday after the town’s Monkey Festival resumed following a two year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

The monkeys are a symbol of the province, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) north of Bangkok, where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates an annual “Monkey Buffet” festival, and they’re ...