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Miss Universe Thailand 2020 contestant disqualified for breaking contest rules

23 Sept 03:04 Key points summarised by AI

Miss Universe Thailand 2020 contestant Cheraims Chayathanut was disqualified for allegedly allowing her manager/chaperone to interfere with contest activities.
The organizing committee emphasized maintaining fairness and equal treatment, citing a signed agreement forbidding manager involvement and presenting evidence like CCTV footage of the manager attending numerous internal meetings.
Ms. Cheraims, accompanied by her manager and lawyer, admitted her manager attended some meetings for sponsorship but denied extensive involvement, apologizing for not initially disclosing his role.

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.