Jana district residents to file complaint against SBPAC over boxing event

21 Sept 03:04 Key points summarised by AI

Residents in Thailand's Jana district are preparing legal action against the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) for allegedly defying a provincial order by holding a Muay Thai boxing event.
Concerns arose after it was discovered that some boxers, promoters, and fans from high-risk provinces were not quarantined as required.
The event proceeded despite a local hospital director's warning to postpone it due to a new infection found in the district.
Although SBPAC claimed the event would be devoid of spectators, reports indicated approximately 500 people were present inside and outside the stadium.
While 258 post-event COVID-19 tests were negative, two VIP attendees had previously been found infected with the virus.

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.