Showing 1 - 10 of 49
Don't rush State Audit Office probe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2025
» Yesterday marked one month since one of the worst earthquakes in Thailand's history shook the capital. The tremor mostly caused minor damage to thousands of properties nationwide, but one building -- the under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district -- completely collapsed during the quake.
Construction executive of collapsed Bangkok building arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation has arrested a Chinese executive of the construction company that was building the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, where dozens of people died when it collapsed during the March 28 earthquake.
Executive of contractor for doomed Bangkok building arrested
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/04/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation has arrested a Chinese executive of the construction company that was building the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, where dozens of people died when it collapsed during the March 28 earthquake.
Lift flaw tied to State Audit Office building fate
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/04/2025
» A structural imbalance in a lift shaft may have contributed to the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building during last month's earthquake, says Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The costs of no control
News, Editorial, Published on 16/04/2025
» The collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in the March 28 earthquake continues to uncover the rot within the construction industry.
Proxy probe into collapsed Bangkok tower constructor 50% complete
Post Reporters, Published on 13/04/2025
» A probe into a suspected proxy business with a Chinese contractor of the collapsed State Audit Office tower is nearly 50% complete as rescuers have yet to reach blinking lights under the rubble of the high-rise structure.
Search for survivors continues as fatalities rise in Bangkok building collapse
Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2025
» Hope remains for two potential survivors trapped beneath the wreckage of a collapsed government building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district, as two additional bodies were recovered following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar on March 28.
Dereliction of duty not OK
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/04/2025
» Two weeks after an earthquake in Myanmar sent shockwaves through Bangkok, an executive from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has broken his silence and explained just how much the office knows about the contractor of its 2.1-billion-baht building that collapsed into rubble.
Sniffer dogs withdrawn from Bangkok's collapsed tower building
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/04/2025
» Sniffer dogs have been withdrawn from the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok after 11 days of searching for survivors.
High-speed rail steel up to scratch
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/04/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) says the steel used in the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project meets all engineering and quality standards.