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Italian-Thai projects halted after fatal accidents
Published on 16/01/2026
» The Ministry of Transport on Friday ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal crane accidents in two days.
Accident-prone Thailand: Construction mishaps pile up
Published on 14/01/2026
» Dozens of people were killed on Wednesday after a crane collapsed onto a moving train in northeastern Thailand, the latest in a series of construction accidents in recent years.
ITD's Premchai gets bail in SAO building case
News, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday granted bail to 71-year-old Premchai Karnasuta, a defendant in the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building case, ruling that he poses no significant flight risk and has not attempted to interfere with witnesses or evidence.
SAO award whitewash
News, Published on 23/08/2025
» The annual Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) -- known as the ITA awards by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) -- has raised millions of eyebrows this year.
Prosecutors indict 23 in Bangkok building collapse
Published on 07/08/2025
» Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including the head or Italian-Thai Development Plc and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake.
Police seek 23 indictments in building collapse tragedy
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/07/2025
» Police have submitted their investigation files to prosecutors in connection with the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake, seeking the indictment of 23 suspects.
Police set to submit result of SAO probe to prosecutors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/07/2025
» The result of the police's investigation into the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building will be submitted to prosecutors on Tuesday, says the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB).
Bangkok building collapse tied to construction and design flaws
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thai investigators concluded that flaws in the design and construction methods caused the collapse of a partially built Bangkok building that killed at least 89 people during the March 28 earthquake, according to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Premchai, 14 others report to police over Bangkok tower collapse case
Published on 16/05/2025
» Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), and 14 other people reported to police on Friday over criminal charges in connection with the collapse of the State Auditing Office skyscraper in Bangkok that resulted in 92 deaths.
17 arrest warrants issued over SAO building collapse
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/05/2025
» The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.