Eight underground wells drilled to provide water for Surin hospital

13 Sept 12:37 Key points summarised by AI

The Thai army and private sector are drilling eight underground wells to address a severe water crisis at Surin provincial hospital, which lacks mains tap water.
Each well is expected to pump 120-150 cubic meters of water, collectively aiming to meet the hospital's daily demand of at least 1,000 cubic meters.
While drilling is underway, water trucks are supplying the hospital, as Surin faces its worst water shortage in over four decades, impacting regional tap water production.

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.