73 migrants from Myanmar and 4 Rohingya held on their way to Malaysia

13 Sept 10:47 Key points summarised by AI

Thai police intercepted two separate groups of illegal migrants, totaling 73 from Myanmar and 4 Rohingya, who were en route to Malaysia.
In Surat Thani, 42 Myanmar migrants were discovered in two passenger vans, leading to the arrest of two drivers who admitted to being paid by traffickers.
Separately, 31 Myanmar migrants and 4 Rohingya youths were apprehended at shelters in Songkhla, with a caretaker also taken into custody.
Authorities noted this was the first instance of finding Rohingya among Myanmar workers in such operations, confirming all migrants had paid human trafficking gangs for passage to Malaysia.

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.