Introducing Suchada Sang Thanthap, a beautiful young politician from Chaiyaphum province affiliated with the Bhumjaithai Party, reportedly worth 1.9 billion baht after marrying Taiyang Sang. MP Rom cited her husband’s alleged connection to a scammer gang during parliamentary debate.
On 1 Oct 2026 GMT+7, Suchada Sang Thanthap, an MP for Chaiyaphum from the Bhumjaithai Party, became a hot news topic after allegations surfaced that her husband might be linked to a scammer gang. This followed remarks by Rangsit Rom, a list MP of the People's Party, during a parliamentary session raising questions to Minister Chaiyachon Chidchob of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) about details and progress regarding a 40-million-baht bribe offer to the minister, potentially connected to scammer bribery. Rom also implicated Suchada’s husband as possibly involved with the scammer gang. Our team now introduces who Suchada Sang Thanthap is.
Suchada Sang Thanthap, nicknamed “Idea,” formerly named Thanlada Thanthap, is a member of parliament for Chaiyaphum province's constituency 4, covering Nong Bua Daeng and Phakdi Chumphon districts, representing the Bhumjaithai Party. She was born on 23 Dec 1992 CE and is currently 33 years old. She is the daughter of Samrit Thanthap, also an MP from Bhumjaithai, and Supansa Photika. She completed secondary education at Suranaree Wittaya School, earned a bachelor’s degree from the Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) at Thammasat University, a master’s degree in Real Estate Finance from Thammasat University, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Chulalongkorn University.
In her personal life, she is married to Taiyang Zhang, an Australian businessman born in Canberra, Australia. He works in technology, cryptocurrency, and blockchain industries. They have one child together.
Before entering politics, she was involved in the entertainment industry as an actress and talent under Supachai Sriwijit (A Supachai). Her acting credits include the drama "Good Morning" aired on MONO29 in 2014 CE.
Political career of MP Idea Suchada Sang Thanthap
Suchada Sang Thanthap began her political path following her father but initially joined a different party. She started working with the Democrat Party alongside the NewDem group led by Parit Wacharasindhu during the 2019 election but was unsuccessful. She then moved to the Palang Pracharath Party from 2019 to 2021 and subsequently joined the Bhumjaithai Party in 2021, following her father, where she remains today.
Roles in administration and parliament
Suchada declared her assets and liabilities to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) upon assuming office as an MP, jointly with her Australian spouse Taiyang Sang and their minor child, reporting combined assets totaling 1,974,908,877 baht (approximately 1.97 billion baht).
Her personal assets total about 130 million baht, including bank deposits, land, luxury vehicles, personal property, and branded goods such as Patek Philippe watches, Hermes bags, diamond jewelry, and an engagement ring.
Her husband, Taiyang Sang, declared assets of approximately 1.84 billion baht, consisting mainly of large loans amounting to about 1.4 billion baht, investments of roughly 178 million baht, and bank deposits around 154 million baht.
