(FILES) French leftist movement La France Insoumise (LFI)'s presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon talks as a supporters waves a LFI flag during a campaign rally in the business district of La Defense, west of Paris on December 5, 2021. Melenchon announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election on May 3, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows people eating fried noodles from a street food vendor in Chinatown in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 30, 2026 shows people eating at the newly-opened Lumphini Hawker Centre in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 30, 2026 shows the newly-opened Lumphini Hawker Centre in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows street food vendors frying noodles in Chinatown in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 30, 2026 shows a street vendor preparing food for a customer along Silom road in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows street food vendor Looknam Sinwirakit (L) preparing fried glutinous rice cakes from a cart in Chinatown in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon

This photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows street food vendors grilling seafood in Chinatown in Bangkok. Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Thailand-Bangkok-food-culture-economy,FOCUS by Montira Rungjirajittranon