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From friends to foes: How former yellow-shirt leaders have turned against Prayut

13 Sept 09:26 Key points summarised by AI

Former 'yellow-shirt' leaders, historically allied with military-led governments, have formed the 'Prachachon Khon Thai' group, now openly demanding Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's resignation.
The group cites Prayut's mishandling of the escalating COVID-19 crisis, failure to introduce reforms, address corruption, and perceived inaction regarding insults to the monarchy as reasons for their opposition.
They advocate for Prayut to step down, making way for an 'outsider' prime minister—not nominated by a political party—to form a 'national construction' government, referencing Article 272 of the 2017 Constitution.
Political observers, however, believe Prayut is unlikely to resign due to strong support from coalition partners and senators, and the group's demands face slim chances of success given the high parliamentary vote threshold required for an 'outsider' premier.

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.