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Elevator shaft walls now in focus
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/04/2025
» The State Audit Office (SAO) has issued a statement explaining the decision to reduce the thickness of the walls of the elevator shafts at its new 30-storey building, which allegedly contributed to the structure's collapse during an earthquake.
Investigators turn focus on collapsed Bangkok building's lift shaft walls
News, Published on 21/04/2025
» The decision to reduce the thickness of the walls of the elevator shafts at the new State Audit Office (SAO) building contributed to the building’s collapse, according to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.
Senator's name 'illegally used' as collapsed State Audit Office project manager
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/04/2025
» An engineer who is also a senator told police his name was illegally used as a project manager by a firm hired to supervise the construction of the new State Audit Office (SAO) tower that collapsed late last month.
Bangkok building collapse death toll rises to 13
Post Reporters, Published on 31/03/2025
» Two more bodies were recovered on Monday from the collapsed building site in Bangkok as the search for survivors continued, with reports indicating that signs of life were still being detected three days after Friday’s devastating earthquake.
Iconic transformations redefine urban skylines
Published on 03/03/2025
» In the evolving world of urban development, 'mixed-use' has become the gold standard for maximising land value while preserving history. These architectural endeavours seamlessly blend hotels, retail, offices, and residences to create self-sustaining ecosystems that revitalise entire neighbourhoods. As Bangkok's Dusit Central Park approaches completion, we examine how global landmarks have successfully reimagined historic spaces for modern life.
Brief fire in elevator shafts at Bangkok hotel
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2018
» An electrical short circuit and fire put two elevators in a brief free fall before coming to a smoking halt at a 25-storey hotel on Bangkok’s Rama IX Road on Friday morning.
Mongolia's giant Oyu Tolgoi mine gets $4 bn financing
AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» ULAN BATOR - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto secured a multi-billion deal Tuesday to finance a huge expansion of its giant but controversial Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, the focus of rising resource nationalism.