Bangkok’s Khao San Road closed for three days for disinfection, COVID-19 testing

13 Sept 11:38 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok's popular Khao San Road temporarily closed for three days for disinfection and COVID-19 screening of staff after ten tourists tested positive following visits to pubs in the area.
Authorities are implementing stringent safety measures, including free rapid antigen tests for all staff and local police, acknowledging that recent infections occurred despite customers being fully vaccinated and some cases being asymptomatic.

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.