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Phanom Rung and Si Thep parks on WHC’s tentative list of world heritage sites

21 Sept 06:05 Key points summarised by AI

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has added Phanom Rung and Si Thep historical parks to its tentative list of cultural world heritage sites, requiring Thailand to prepare further documents for their full inscription.
This development occurs as Thailand actively lobbies for a seat on the WHC and faces deferral on its Kaeng Krachan forest complex proposal due to unresolved human rights issues concerning ethnic Karen people.

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.