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10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to be distributed across Thailand in July

13 Sept 10:55 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand aims to administer 10 million AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccine doses in July, prioritizing provinces with high infection rates and fully inoculating 70% of Phuket's population for its July 1st reopening.
The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) plans to acquire an additional 50 million vaccine doses for 2022, bringing the total procurement to 150 million doses.
July's revised allocation plan designates 2.5 million doses for Bangkok, 200,000 each for other 'Dark Red zone' provinces and Phuket, with varying amounts for 'maximum controlled' and other regions.
Thailand has already procured 105.5 million doses for this year, including AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, though actual distribution is contingent on producer deliveries.

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.