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One new COVID-19 case recorded as concern spreads over unconfirmed local infection

13 Sept 11:27 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand confirmed one new COVID-19 case in state quarantine, an imported case involving a 37-year-old Thai woman returning from India.
Health officials are actively investigating a highly concerning report of a potential locally-transmitted COVID-19 case, which would be the first in over three months.
The suspected local case involves a Thai man who had previously recovered from COVID-19 after returning from the UAE, now reportedly testing positive again.
Public health experts urge calm, advising the public to await official details from the Disease Control Department regarding the unconfirmed local infection, suggesting it could be an error.

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.