Ketamine used in “Wild Boars” rescue operation

13 Sept 12:22 Key points summarised by AI

Medical experts revealed that the 12 young "Wild Boars" soccer players and their coach were anesthetized with Ketamine before being swum to safety from Tham Luang Cave.
The urgent extraction plan, detailed in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine, was developed due to concerns over approaching monsoon rains and dangerously falling oxygen levels.
Ketamine was specifically chosen to impair shivering and combat hypothermia, identified as the primary health risk during the challenging cold-water rescue operation.

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

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.