Department of Mineral Resources on landslide watch

14 Sept 02:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is closely monitoring areas nationwide for potential landslides, particularly in the North, during the rainy season.
Surveys indicate 54 provinces, 332 districts, and 1,084 tambon are at risk, with the North facing threats from May to September and the South from September to December.
DMR assesses landslide risk based on high slopes, land misuse for plantations, and unusually high rainfall amounts.
Specific provinces in the East and on the West coast of Southern Thailand, including Trat, Chanthaburi, Pang-nga, Ranong, and Kanchanaburi, are under close watch due to heavy rain forecasts for late June and July.
The public can access daily landslide situation reports and updates from the DMR via its SMS Application, Line, and Facebook.

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.