PM declares vaccination national agenda as he urges all Thais to be vaccinated

13 Sept 05:20 Key points summarised by AI

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared Thailand's COVID-19 vaccination program a national agenda, urging all citizens to get vaccinated as the key to overcoming the crisis.
Thailand targets procuring 100 million vaccine doses this year to inoculate 50 million people for herd immunity, with an additional 50 million doses planned for future supply.
Thailand will serve as AstraZeneca's production hub in Asean through Siam Bioscience, ensuring long-term vaccine security with a minimum of 61 million doses for its population.
The PM assured the public of the vaccines' efficacy and safety, emphasizing their approval by the Ministry of Public Health and widespread global use, with doctors monitoring post-vaccination effects.

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.