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Electronics factory in Phetchaburi closed after 682 employees catch COVID-19

13 Sept 10:57 Key points summarised by AI

A Cal-Comp Electronics factory in Phetchaburi voluntarily closed for 14 days following 682 employees testing positive for COVID-19.
Phetchaburi provincial authorities also closed two sub-districts, Sra Phang and Bang Khem, due to the high concentration of Cal-Comp migrant workers.
The company committed to paying all employees during quarantine, converting suppliers into kitchens to provide three meals daily, and establishing a field hospital within the factory compound.

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.