Two quarantined foreigners in hotel with infected French woman have COVID-19

13 Sept 11:33 Key points summarised by AI

Two foreigners quarantined in a Samut Prakan hotel tested positive for COVID-19 on October 15th, developing symptoms at the facility.
These cases occurred in the same hotel where a 57-year-old French woman, who later tested positive for COVID-19 on Samui Island, completed her quarantine.
Health officials are investigating potential links between the cases and scrutinizing the hotel's quarantine standards, noting the virus was found on gym equipment.
Authorities are discussing suspending the hotel's use as a quarantine facility and implementing stricter measures, such as tracing apps, for other guests.

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.