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1.1 million doses of COVID vaccines being distributed, another million for Bangkok alone

13 Sept 17:41 Key points summarised by AI

The Public Health Ministry allocates 1.1 million Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccine doses nationwide, with Bangkok receiving 1 million this month to combat severe spread across 25 sites.
The national mass inoculation prioritizes the elderly, those with underlying diseases, and teachers, with doses also allocated to the Ministry of Labour, universities, and prisons based on infection rates and prevention.

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.