Two marine parks in southern Thailand declared ASEAN heritage parks

23 Sept 06:29 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Haad Chao Mai-Koh Libong No-hunting Zone and Ang Thong marine parks were officially designated as ASEAN heritage parks, marking the nation's fifth and sixth such sites.
These parks earned their status for exceptional ecological richness and natural diversity, featuring rare orchids, crucial feeding grounds for marine life like whales and dugongs, and extensive coral and seagrass habitats.

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.