Bangkok to open its first ICU equipped field hospital on Tuesday

14 Sept 09:03 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok is set to open its first field hospital equipped with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities at Chalerm Phrakiat stadium, featuring 432 beds to accommodate severe COVID-19 patients.
Operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), this initiative aims to alleviate congestion in general hospitals by relocating patients with mild symptoms to other field hospitals or hotel-hospitals, addressing a recent increase in severe cases.

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.