Thailand to import 10m doses of Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine for under 12s

13 Sept 11:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand will import 10 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for children aged 5-11, following approval from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).
The vaccination program for children under 12 is voluntary, requiring consent from children and their parents, and involves a reduced dose administered via intramuscular injection.
This procurement is part of the government's broader plan to secure approximately 120 million doses of various vaccines for the coming year.

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.