Protesters against biomass power plant stage hunger strike

13 Sept 19:34 Key points summarised by AI

Twelve "Save Nabon" activists initiated a hunger strike outside Government House in Bangkok, demanding a government review of a controversial biomass power plant project in Thailand's southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
The hunger strike escalates their civil disobedience after rejecting talks and claiming Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's order to review the project has not been implemented.
Authorities have erected steel barricades and cargo containers, blocking access to Government House, as protesters vow to remain camped near the site until their demands are met.
Protesters previously urged a deputy national police chief, a major shareholder in a company investing in the power plants, to scrap the project, but he stated such a decision was beyond his authority.

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.