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Industrial Works Department to plug legal loophole on trading of cyanide

14 Sept 02:33 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Industrial Works Department (IWD) commits to tightening cyanide regulations, mandating importers to report every sale to prevent the lethal chemical from falling into the wrong hands.
The IWD will collaborate with the Office of the Consumer Protection Board to increase measures regulating online and direct sales of cyanide, which are currently prohibited but still occur.
A crucial legal loophole, exempting importers from reporting cyanide sales less than 100kg, will be immediately closed to enhance control and oversight.
These regulatory changes are spurred by ongoing police investigations into 14 suspected cyanide poisoning cases, emphasizing the urgent need for stricter chemical control.

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.