Tokyo Olympics fans to need vaccination or virus test: report

13 Sept 14:23 Key points summarised by AI

Spectators attending the Tokyo Olympics may be required to present a vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test for entry.
Strict rules will be enforced within venues, prohibiting cheering, high-fives, eating, and alcohol consumption to curb virus transmission.
Organizers are set to decide in June on the number of domestic spectators allowed, following the earlier ban on overseas fans.
Public opinion in Japan remains divided on holding the Games, as the country faces a slow vaccine rollout and an extended state of emergency.

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.