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No country for old men (or women) as society’s vulnerable are being left behind in vaccine rollout

13 Sept 12:14 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's vaccine rollout faces significant hurdles, with appointments for the elderly and high-risk groups repeatedly postponed despite government promises to prioritize them.
Younger, healthier individuals, often registered en masse by workplaces, have received vaccinations, even full doses, while the most vulnerable who registered online remain waiting.
The chaotic rollout is exacerbated by apparent vaccine shortages, slow deliveries of locally produced AstraZeneca, and a lack of accountability as government entities blame each other for distribution failures.

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.