Air quality in southernmost part of Thailand improving

14 Sept 01:33 Key points summarised by AI

Air quality in nine southern Thai provinces has significantly improved, with PM2.5 levels dropping to between 7-31 micrograms/cubic metre.
PM2.5 levels in Chien Yai district of Nakhon Si Thammarat, where the Khuan Khreng peat swamp forest has been burning for almost a month, decreased to 20 micrograms/cubic metre.
Despite the overall air quality improvement, the Khuan Khreng peat swamp forest fire continues to burn and has spread to an oil palm plantation, requiring ongoing firefighting efforts.

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.