Bai Lu meet-and-greet cancelled days after China’s safety warning
Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama
Hunt for suspect who shot a dog with a spear gun
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Hunt for suspect who shot a dog with a spear gun
2 Oct 10:48Key points summarised by AI
A dog named Mee Dum was critically injured after being shot twice with a spear gun, with arrows piercing its liver and stomach, at a military barracks in Songkhla, Thailand.
Military officers are actively searching for a suspect, believed to be a soldier involved in raising fighting cocks, and an animal cruelty complaint is set to be filed with the police.
Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama
Today 15:38Key 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.