Estonian diplomat refused entry to condominium for fear of COVID-19

13 Sept 19:52 Key points summarised by AI

A Bangkok condominium denied an Estonian diplomat entry for a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, citing fears of resident panic due to a prior incident involving a Sudanese diplomat's family.
Despite diplomatic privilege claims and intervention from police and district officials, the condominium management insisted on their right to refuse accommodation, as it was not a designated state quarantine facility.
The Thai Foreign Ministry ultimately resolved the issue by sending the diplomat to a state-run quarantine facility after almost two hours confined in a van outside the condominium.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

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.