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Oil unintentionally left in pipeline off Rayong blamed for Thursday’s new spill

13 Sept 12:11 Key points summarised by AI

Rayong's Deputy Governor attributed a new oil spill to residual crude left in a plastic pipeline due to human error.
Initial reports cited 5,000 litres, but current estimates for the second spill range significantly higher, between 47,000 and 55,900 litres.
Occurring at the same Star Petroleum Refining platform, nine vessels are actively containing the oil 20km offshore, with containment expected to take 1-2 days.
While deemed less worrisome than the first, officials declare some areas disaster zones and monitor long-term marine impacts, with tourism and local businesses already suffering.

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.