Army apologizes for wrongly calling deceased cadet to report for conscription

27 Sept 05:02 Key points summarised by AI

The Royal Thai Army issued an apology for mistakenly notifying deceased cadet Pakapong Tanyakan to report for conscription.
Pakapong died in 2017 at a military academy under suspicious circumstances, with a second autopsy revealing internal injuries that contradicted the initial military report of cardiac arrest.
The Army attributed the conscription error to a lack of connection between the Interior Ministry's census system and military data.
To prevent future mistakes, the Army plans to implement a system to double-check with district offices to confirm the status of reservists.

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.