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Rush to spend “Chim-Shop-Chai” giveaways causes glitches in KTB’s system

13 Sept 07:50 Key points summarised by AI

The government's "Chim-Shop-Chai" program experienced system overload as 2.5 million subscribers rushed to spend 1,000-baht giveaways, causing Krung Thai Bank's "Pao Tang" application to crash and require a temporary shutdown for upgrades.
Many users struggled with the application, often failing to specify spending provinces, leading the Finance Ministry to advise contacting Krung Thai branches for assistance.
The program has garnered 8 million registrations, with a daily rejection rate of 200,000 applicants, as it targets 10 million subscribers.
While some department stores managed the system effectively, Tesco Lotus faced significant malfunctions with the payment applications, which Krung Thai Bank attributed to its store-counter management strategy.

Today 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.