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Thai cabinet to be asked to ease requirements for face masks in “COVID Safe” areas

13 Sept 14:28 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health intends to request the cabinet to relax face mask requirements in designated "COVID Safe" outdoor locations, including beaches and public parks.
This proposed easing is conditional on an improved national COVID-19 situation and high vaccination rates, with strict enforcement of other measures like social distancing and crowd control still required.

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.