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306,580 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on first day of mass vaccination

13 Sept 10:34 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand commenced its mass COVID-19 vaccination drive, inoculating 306,580 people on the first day, primarily using locally-produced AstraZeneca vaccines for high-risk groups.
The Ministry of Public Health anticipates signing agreements for 20 million Pfizer and 5 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses later this week to bolster the country's supply.

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.