The sudden fall of Sudarat, Thaksin’s right-hand woman

23 Sept 06:48 Key points summarised by AI

Veteran politician Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan abruptly resigned from Pheu Thai, severing decades-long ties with the party and its influential patriarch, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Her departure was precipitated by escalating conflicts with the new party leadership, who sidelined her allies, rejected her strategic proposals, and barred her from participating in local election campaigns.
Sudarat's exit, along with other allies, is poised to diminish Pheu Thai's crucial support base in Bangkok, where her popularity significantly aided party candidates.

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.