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Health Ministry ponders reinstatement of about 3,000 traditional medicine practitioners

13 Sept 10:49 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health will review new regulations that led to the disqualification of approximately 3,000 traditional medicine practitioners, including prominent figure Mr. Decha Siripat.
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to discuss amendments to accommodate these practitioners and explore legalizing CBD for further medical research, aligning with his party's pro-cannabis policy.

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.