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Japan quake: Rain complicates rescue effort (Updated Sun.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2016
» More than 40 people are known to have died in the two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan as rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides.
22-wheel truck downs 47 power poles, 18-wheeler drags 12-year old to death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/08/2015
» 46 power poles collapse on 37 vehicles after 22-wheel truck strikes power poles setting off chain reaction. In Phuket, truck hits motorcycle with mother & daughter, killing daughter.
Is this safe?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/01/2015
» You can't safely tie iron girders to a pedestrian bridge, says the Engineering Institute of Thailand. Don't worry, it's only temporary says a State Railway of Thailand engineer. Who's right?
What's new in business news: July 28, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/07/2014
» Repair delays for collapsed Mon bridge in Kanchanaburi, Nong-khai high-speed train to connect to Lao high-speed train built by China & track repair continues after tourist express falls off tracks.
What's new in business news: June 4, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/06/2014
» Voice TV might be allowed to broadcast again, curfew ends in Pattaya, Koh Samui and Phuket & Inflation reaches 14-month high.
Mon bridge: Villagers rebuild with bamboo
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/08/2013
» Thai & Mon villages unite, rebuild longest wooden bridge in Thailand in 6 days with bamboo.
Mon bridge collapse: Heavy rain, strong current
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/07/2013
» World's second longest wooden bridge in Kanchanaburi collapsed Sunday night. Still not sure if repair possible.
Bridge collapse investigation
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/05/2013
» A provincial panel has been added to the investigation of the cause of Sunday's deadly suspension bridge collapse in Ayutthaya.
Cable bridge collapse kills 5, injures 45
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2013
» Five people, including two children, were killed and 45 injured when a bridge collapsed in Tha Rua district Sunday.
Pathum Thani's leaning tower of Lam Luk Ka
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/04/2013
» An apartment building under construction suddenly subsided Sunday night, tilting it an an angle similar to Italy's leaning tower of Pisa. The local version is likely to be demolished, however.