HK police ban mass weekend protest rally

14 Sept 01:49 Key points summarised by AI

Hong Kong police banned a major pro-democracy rally and march, citing public safety concerns and intelligence about potential violence from protesters.
The ban, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of China's restrictive electoral reforms, is expected to heighten public anger and could fuel a two-day general strike.
Protest organizers, the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), plan to appeal the decision, while China's military deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong amidst the ongoing unrest.

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.