Fourteen BA.2 COVID cases detected in Thailand, one dead

14 Sept 02:14 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand has confirmed 14 cases of the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant, including one fatality, bringing the total Omicron death toll in the country to seven.
The deceased was an 86-year-old bedridden woman with Alzheimer's, who had received two vaccine doses and contracted the virus from a family member.
Authorities currently find no conclusive evidence that the BA.2 sub-variant is more severe than BA.1, urging high-risk groups to get booster vaccine shots.

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.