BMA to increase fines for riding a motorcycle on footpaths

14 Sept 07:27 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) approved doubling fines for motorcyclists on sidewalks from Bt1,000 to Bt2,000, effective August 1st, to combat persistent violations.
Deputy Governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul expressed dissatisfaction with continued footpath usage and announced a new mobile app to help identify offenders, following the collection of over Bt11 million in previous fines.

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.