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Transport Ministry to build a bike lane linking Kasetsart U with Red Line

23 Sept 01:55 Key points summarised by AI

The Transport Ministry plans a 4km bicycle lane from Kasetsart University to Ratchayothin Road, offering a new route to the Red Line electric train service.
This bike lane project is part of the second phase of a larger drainage and landscaping development along the Vibhavadi Rangsit highway, aiming to ease chronic flooding problems.
Expected to be completed in 2021 and open in 2022, the initiative addresses traffic congestion on the heavily used highway, which accommodates about 300,000 vehicles daily.
The first phase, including drain expansion and road resurfacing, was completed in March, with the minister emphasizing strict supervision for the current construction phase to ensure timely and quality completion.

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.