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Death toll for two days rises to 98 as drunk driving blamed for most road accidents

13 Sept 19:05 Key points summarised by AI

Drunk driving is identified as the leading cause of 990 road accidents over two days, resulting in 98 fatalities and 1,024 injuries across the country.
Motorcycles accounted for over 76% of vehicles involved, with a significant number of accidents (28.77%) occurring between 4 pm and 8 pm.
Authorities deployed over 66,000 officials, inspecting nearly 750,000 vehicles and issuing 145,536 legal actions, primarily for not wearing helmets or driving without licenses.
Chiang Mai recorded the highest number of accidents (33), while Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen shared the highest fatality count with five deaths each.
Motorists are warned to exercise increased caution due to predicted rain, avoid speeding, and maintain safe distances to prevent further incidents.

Yesterday 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.