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Siriraj Hospital closes ER as Rajavithi Hospital suspends general surgery and new admissions

13 Sept 03:40 Key points summarised by AI

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital temporarily closed its Emergency Room due to overwhelming patient capacity, with no set reopening date.
Rajavithi Hospital suspended general surgery services and new inpatient admissions from Monday until July 16th.
This suspension at Rajavithi stems from COVID-19 infections among medical personnel, leading to staff quarantines.
Rajavithi will only accommodate current patients with pre-scheduled appointments for examination rooms and general surgery during this period, urging the public to avoid non-urgent visits.

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.