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Funeral attendees in Phetchabun isolated after deceased was found to be infected with COVID-19

13 Sept 06:04 Key points summarised by AI

Over 200 funeral attendees in Phetchabun, Thailand, were advised to self-isolate after the deceased was posthumously confirmed with COVID-19.
The Nong Phai district hospital admitted fault for releasing the 78-year-old woman's body for burial before her pending RT-PCR test confirmed the infection.
The delayed positive test result caused alarm among attendees, prompting a formal apology from the hospital director and an investigation ordered by the Phetchabun Governor.

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.