Thai university presidents apologise for leak of personal information

13 Sept 12:10 Key points summarised by AI

The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) issued an apology for a data leak involving 23,000 items of personal information from the myTCAS.com website, related to the TCAS64 university admission system.
The leaked data, in CSV format, was accessed by universities for applicant assessment but CUPT asserts it had no effect on the ranking process.
CUPT confirmed the TCAS64 system has been shut down, the new TCAS65 system is secure with enhanced privacy measures, and the National Cyber Security Committee is investigating the incident.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Today 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.