Two new COVID-19 infections recorded in quarantine in Thailand today

2 Oct 07:17 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand confirmed two new COVID-19 cases, both detected in state quarantine: a 22-year-old male student from Indonesia and a 23-year-old woman from the US, both testing positive on September 1st.
The nation's cumulative infections now stand at 3,427, with 3,277 recoveries, 92 active cases, and the death toll holding at 58.
Professor Dr. Yong Poovorawan stated that COVID-19 is persistent, suggesting the pandemic could last two years without an effective vaccine, drawing parallels to the Spanish flu.
Dr. Yong anticipates at least six vaccines becoming available by year-end and projects global infections to surpass 50 million and deaths to exceed one million by the close of 2020.

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.