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Senior doctor explains why calls to 1668 hotlines are often remain unanswered - Thai PBS World Tonight [23rd April 2021]

13 Sept 10:45 Key points summarised by AI

Calls to the 1668 COVID-19 hotline frequently go unanswered because the 20 lines are staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses who handle calls during their regular working hours.
Each call is time-intensive, lasting 20-30 minutes, as volunteers assist COVID-19 patients or their relatives in securing hospital beds and following up on their condition, contributing to a backlog of patients awaiting admission.

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.