Sea warming causing coral bleaching in the sea off Phuket

13 Sept 15:24 Key points summarised by AI

Corals off Phuket, including staghorn and mushroom species, are experiencing bleaching due to rising sea temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, with initial surveys showing about 10% affected.
Experts confirm that persistent sea warming, exacerbated by recent hot weather, poses a severe threat to coral regeneration and survival, prompting a proposal to deep-freeze coral sperm for future artificial insemination to prevent extinction.

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.