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Education Ministry to set example by banning two herbicides and one pesticide

23 Sept 04:17 Key points summarised by AI

The Education Ministry will ban paraquat, glyphosate herbicides, and chlorpyrifos pesticide across all 47 agricultural and fishery colleges it supervises.
This proactive measure aims to set a precedent for other institutions, both public and private, to reject toxic chemicals in the food chain and enhance Thailand's reputation as a safe food producer.
Additionally, the ministry plans to launch a 'Green Health School' pilot program, ensuring school lunches are high-quality and free from toxic chemicals, starting in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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.