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PM insists 61 million doses of COVID vaccines this year should be enough for Thailand

21 Sept 04:42 Key points summarised by AI

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asserts Thailand will procure 61 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by year-end, deeming it sufficient for the pandemic response.
Initial vaccine deliveries include Sinovac doses from February to May, with ongoing negotiations for further supply.
Locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines by Siam Bioscience will commence deliveries of 4-6 million doses in June, scaling up to meet the 61 million target.
Discussions are advancing with Pfizer for an additional 5-10 million doses, anticipated between July and year-end.
The government is also securing 3.5 million Favipiravir antiviral tablets and instructing provinces to establish field hospitals.

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.