Cabinet approves 3rd runway at Suvarnabhumi airport

13 Sept 06:27 Key points summarised by AI

**Approves Suvarnabhumi Airport's Third Runway:** The cabinet sanctioned a 21.7 billion baht project to construct a third runway, boosting the airport's capacity from 64 to 94 movements per hour, solidifying Thailand's ambition as an ASEAN aviation hub.
**Restores Thailand-Cambodia Rail Link:** Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will inaugurate a newly restored 2-kilometer rail service between Klong Luek (Thailand) and Poipet (Cambodia), funded by the Thai government, after decades of suspension.
**Adopts Plastic Waste Management Blueprint:** A comprehensive plan was approved to regulate plastic waste imports, decrease domestic production and usage, and enhance disposal efficiency, projected to save 3.9 billion baht and cut 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually.

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.