New COVID-19 measures for Simummuang market vendors imposed this week

13 Sept 12:21 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand’s largest fruit and vegetable market, Simummuang, imposes new COVID-19 restrictions on vendors and workers, effective immediately for some sections and by May 21st for the rest.
Thai nationals must present ID cards, while foreign migrant workers require passports and a COVID-19-free health certificate issued after May 7th.
Customers are exempt from these specific vendor restrictions but must wear masks, sanitize hands, and maintain social distancing throughout the market.
Pathum Thani province reported 146 new COVID-19 cases, and customers who visited specific market sections between April 20th and May 10th are urged to get tested due to previous vendor infections.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Today 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.