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Over 4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Tak province

13 Sept 09:46 Key points summarised by AI

Customs officials and army troops seized over 4,500 endangered baby turtles, including Indian star and common snapping turtles, from a passenger van on the Mae Sot-Tak highway.
The van's driver was arrested, suspected of involvement in an international wildlife trafficking operation, despite claiming ignorance of the boxes' contents destined for Bangkok.

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.