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CCSA to consider replacing COVID RT-PCR with antigen tests for vaccinated travelers

13 Sept 15:47 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is deliberating a proposal to replace mandatory RT-PCR tests with antigen tests for vaccinated international arrivals, aiming to ease travel.
The CCSA will also consider simplifying measures for 'high-risk close contact' travelers and potentially expanding the allowance for alcohol service in hotel restaurants to more provinces.

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.