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Keskamol Pleansamai: Beauty mogul under spotlight in Senate credentials case

20 Sept 05:40 Key points summarised by AI

Newly elected Thai Senator Keskamol Pleansamai faces intense scrutiny over her claimed doctorate and professorship from an allegedly unaccredited "California University," reigniting controversy over public figures' academic credentials.
Keskamol defends her "equivalency degrees" from California University Foreign Credentials Evaluation (CUFCE), a controversial institution that issues non-traditional academic validations, while threatening legal action against her accusers.
Her academic claims, which drew attention after she topped the Senate election, have prompted an Election Commission investigation into whether she filed false information, potentially leading to disqualification, imprisonment, and a 20-year election ban.

Today 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.