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First 150 Chinese tourists due to arrive in Phuket on Thursday from Guangdong

13 Sept 11:08 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand conditionally reopens to foreign tourists, with the first group of 150 Chinese visitors arriving in Phuket from Guangdong on a chartered flight to boost the struggling tourism economy.
Despite Deputy PM Anutin's assurances of safety through stringent screening and mandatory quarantine, some doctors express concern about a potential second wave of infections, reinforced by recent reports of two Japanese arrivals from Thailand testing positive for COVID-19.

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.