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Arrest warrants for officials suspected of evidence tampering in activist Billy’s disappearance

21 Sept 21:08 Key points summarised by AI

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) plans to seek arrest warrants for officials suspected of witness tampering in the kidnapping and murder case of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen.
Billy disappeared in April 2014 after being arrested by Kaeng Krachan national park officials, led by then-chief Mr. Chaiwat Limlikhit-arsorn, who claimed to have released him.
A recent DSI investigation uncovered burned bone fragments, confirmed via DNA to be Billy's, inside an oil drum submerged in a river within the national park.
While several former park officials, including Chaiwat, have been questioned by the DSI, no formal charges have yet been filed in the case.

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.