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Thai government to pay 400,000 baht to family of man who dies after vaccination

13 Sept 09:45 Key points summarised by AI

The Thai National Health Security Office (NHSO) approved 400,000 baht compensation for the family of a 50-year-old man who died five days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
This payment is part of a larger 469,000 baht initial compensation package approved for eight individuals who experienced various post-vaccination side effects in the Saraburi region.
NHSO policy prioritizes immediate compensation for serious adverse effects, including death, based on initial medical assessment, without requiring a definitive cause to be determined first.
A 100 million baht fund has been allocated for compensation, with payments ranging from 100,000 baht for temporary work disruption to 400,000 baht for death, and these payments will not be reclaimed even if a vaccine link is later disproven.

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.