Gap between two AstraZeneca vaccine doses to be reduced to 8 weeks

13 Sept 06:21 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) has decided to reduce the interval between AstraZeneca vaccine doses to 8 weeks.
This strategic change reverses previous plans of 10-12 or 16 weeks, directly addressing the rapid spread of the Delta (Indian) variant of COVID-19.
The Medical Sciences Department reported 170 cases of the Delta variant among 300 recent infections, with 89 cases concentrated in Bangkok, primarily among construction workers.

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

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.