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Cash. Jewelry. Phones. All tossed into a trash can outside an exam hall.

After a coordinated US–Israeli strike in Tehran that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Middle East has erupted into open conflict.

Under the Alcohol Control Act, production is restricted by capital and output requirements. Marketing is banned: fullstop. Sales locations are tightly controlled. Online retail is prohibited. Enforcement can impact both operators and customers.

Thailand’s 2026 general election delivered a shock result (to say the least). Pollsters projected a dominant victory for the People’s Party. Instead, the Bhumjaithai Party, which had only led a caretaker government for four months, emerged at the top. What happened?

Thailand is heading to the polls this Sunday… again. Voters will choose: a new Parliament 🏛️, the next Prime Minister 👤, and whether to rewrite its constitution 📜. After years of disqualified leaders, reincarnated parties, and collapsed governments, many Thais are hoping for change. #TheSignals asks: will they get it?

Could Thailand’s growing gold obsession be hurting its own economy?

Two crane collapses. Two days. The same contractor.

$12 omelettes. $45 fried rice. Thailand’s tourism problem is worse than bad headlines.

After a dramatic U.S. operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and an unmistakable declaration of intent from Washington, long-held assumptions about sovereignty, intervention, and distance are suddenly have been thrown out the window.

In this special Year in Review episode of #TheSignal, we cut through the noise to examine the stories from Thailand that defined the year — not just in headlines, but in impact.

This conflict isn’t just being fought on the border. AI slop war footage, superpower lobbying, and misinformation campaigns are shaping what people and politicians believe — and who they blame.

Scam calls and phishing messages might seem like small fry, but they’re only the surface of a much bigger problem.

Thailand has had three prime ministers in just two years, so it’s easy to get lost in the political whirlwind of dissolutions, disqualifications, shifting coalitions, and surprise PMs.