Police say they will retrieve all guns stolen from Pak Kret station next week

13 Sept 11:05 Key points summarised by AI

Police express confidence in retrieving all 159 guns stolen over five years from Pak Kret police station by a non-commissioned officer, Chaowalit Pumkajorn, who faces charges of theft and forgery.
Authorities have recovered 41 weapons so far and are actively searching for the remaining guns, including 134 handguns and 25 assault rifles, in various provinces, having identified third-party buyers.

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.