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National Parks Department to distribute ‘passports’ to promote eco-tourism

13 Sept 08:16 Key points summarised by AI

The Department of National Parks will distribute one million 'Green Heart passports' to visitors of Thailand's 155 national parks during the New Year holidays to promote environmentally-friendly tourism.
Tourists earn stars by using reusable items like water canteens or lunch boxes, aiming to instil environmental awareness, with ten stars granting free park entrance.

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.