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Three shopping malls deny having clusters of COVID-19 infections in their premises

13 Sept 18:50 Key points summarised by AI

Three major Bangkok malls—Siam Paragon, Siam Centre, and Siam Discovery—jointly denied claims of COVID-19 clusters within their premises, stating only 0.4% (129 out of 35,000) of their staff have been infected since April.
The malls asserted that most infections among their employees originated outside the shopping centers, primarily at their lodgings, not from their workplaces.
They emphasized rigorous safety protocols, including daily disinfection for the past 14 months, ongoing employee vaccination efforts, and Siam Paragon's role as a public vaccination venue.

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.