Army employs thousands of troops to fight forest fires in North

13 Sept 10:45 Key points summarised by AI

The Royal Thai Army deployed thousands of troops and helicopters to combat widespread forest fires causing severe smog across nine northern provinces.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha mandated a seven-day resolution to the haze problem and ordered a crackdown on arsonists.
The Army Chief secured international cooperation from the US and Australia for specialized forest fire-fighting training for Thai troops.
Operations are now focused on high-risk areas, deploying small teams for fire suppression, prevention patrols, and long-term planning data collection.
Mae Pim national park officials appealed for donations of essential gear like shoes and masks to support exhausted volunteer firefighters.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

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.