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Thai Health Ministry to remove COVID-19 from emergency coverage list on March 1

13 Sept 11:14 Key points summarised by AI

Effective March 1, COVID-19 patients will no longer be covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme, meaning they must pay for private hospital admissions, though other existing health schemes still provide coverage.
The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will adjust costs for various COVID-19 services, including RT-PCR tests (900-1,100 baht), antigen tests (250-350 baht), and daily expenses for "hospitels" or home isolation (1,000 baht).

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.