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CCSA under fire for allegedly misleading public over hospital bed situation in Thailand

13 Sept 13:10 Key points summarised by AI

Dr. Nitipat Jiarakul, director of the Thoracic Society of Thailand, criticizes the CCSA for allegedly misrepresenting the availability of hospital beds amidst rising COVID-19 infections.
He challenges the CCSA to provide accurate facts on Thailand's medical service capacity, questioning their claim of over 21,000 unoccupied beds nationwide.
Dr. Nitipat highlights cases of critically ill COVID-19 patients, including an 85-year-old woman and another patient, who were forced to isolate at home for days due to the inability to secure hospital admission or an ambulance.

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.