Thai police general unsure whether missing 8-month-old boy is still alive

25 Sept 07:16 Key points summarised by AI

Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn states he's unsure if the missing 8-month-old is alive but strongly believes the parents know what happened.
Authorities are intensely questioning the parents, who were escorted to the police station for further interrogation and polygraph tests, with police exploring multiple theories including assault or marital discord.
Investigators are considering various motives behind the child's disappearance, such as assault, a fight between the couple, or paternity issues, while local police were reprimanded for a delayed response.
Extensive searches at the family home and surrounding areas have yielded no clues or evidence of foul play, leaving the child's fate unknown since his disappearance on February 5th.

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.