Democrat, Future Forward claim victory in Nakhon Pathom recount

13 Sept 23:23 Key points summarised by AI

Both the Democrat and Future Forward parties are claiming victory following a vote recount in Nakhon Pathom’s Constituency One.
Future Forward asserts their candidate, Ms. Sawika Limpasuwinna, won by 62 votes, overturning an initial loss after she petitioned for the recount due to suspected miscounting.
The Democrat party, however, disputes this, claiming their candidate, Lt-Col Sinthop Kaewpichit, secured victory by a razor-thin margin of just 4 votes.
The official results of the recount are expected to be announced by the Election Commission today, clarifying the final outcome.

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.