Water in several major reservoirs drops to critical levels

13 Sept 10:50 Key points summarised by AI

Thai reservoirs face critically low water levels due to a prolonged drought, despite the rainy season's start.
Major reservoirs, including Ubonrat (0%) and Sirindhorn (2%), report alarmingly low usable water percentages.
Irrigation authorities are rationing water for agriculture and advising farmers to rely on rainfall.
Reduced water inflow has severely impacted rice fields, compelling farmers to seek expensive underground water sources.

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.