Thailand records 4,059 new COVID-19 cases and 35 more deaths on Tuesday

13 Sept 09:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand reported 4,059 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths on Tuesday, elevating the cumulative infections since April 1st to 196,502.
New COVID-19 clusters emerged across nine provinces, including three in Bangkok at a nursing home, a steamed dumpling shop, and construction worker housing.
Significant outbreaks were identified in a shoe factory in Samut Prakan with 326 infections and a seafood cannery in Songkhla reporting 262 cases.
Bangkok accounted for 15 of the 35 new fatalities, with the remaining deaths distributed across ten other provinces.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

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.