Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama
A Rajabhat U. Phuket senior charged by police over junior’s death
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A Rajabhat U. Phuket senior charged by police over junior’s death
14 Sept 07:46Key points summarised by AI
Police charged a senior student at Phuket Rajabhat University with negligence causing death, following the alleged forced punishment of a first-year student.
The junior student was reportedly ordered to run around a car park for being late to a cheerleading session, collapsed, and later died in hospital from heart failure.
Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama
Yesterday 15:38Key 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.