Hong Kong police fire tear gas after storming shopping mall

13 Sept 19:42 Key points summarised by AI

Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters who vandalized a shopping mall and station in Sha Tin.
Protesters engaged in destructive acts, including trashing property, setting fires to barricades, and physically assaulting an individual believed to oppose them.
The ongoing unrest, now over three months, features calls for freedom, boycotts of pro-Beijing businesses, and demands for MTR footage of alleged police brutality.
The escalating violence creates significant embarrassment for Beijing ahead of its 70th anniversary, leading to the cancellation of celebratory events.

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.