Over 1,000 expected to attend ASEAN business summit

14 Sept 05:35 Key points summarised by AI

The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) will take place in Bangkok on November 2-3, anticipating over 1,000 attendees including business leaders and high-level government officials.
The summit serves as a premier platform for the business community to engage with ASEAN leaders and key decision-makers, addressing regional economic activity and investment potential.
Prominent leaders such as Prime Ministers from China, India, Malaysia, Brunei, and the State Counsellor of Myanmar are slated to deliver keynote addresses.
Operating under the theme “Empowering ASEAN 4.0,” the conference aims to explore opportunities and challenges for member countries in the new digital era, with a special appearance by young inventor Femi Owolade-Coombes.

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.