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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.
4.5-magnitude quake in Chiang Mai felt across 5 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/06/2025
» An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was detected in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai on Monday afternoon and was felt in many districts of five provinces.
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.
Search for bodies ends at Bangkok collapse site
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/05/2025
» Efforts to recover the bodies of those lost in the collapse of the State Audit Office building in Bangkok, triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28, have ended, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced on Saturday.
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.
Earthquake hits Chiang Mai's room rates during Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2025
» Hotels in Chiang Mai offered lower room rates than last year to draw last-minute domestic travellers, whose confidence was still shaken by last month's earthquake.
Tremor jolts southern Thailand, felt in Krabi
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/04/2025
» A minor earthquake was detected in Nuea Khlong district in the southern province of Krabi Monday afternoon and it was felt in two districts.
M5.9 earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in northern Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/04/2025
» A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected Sunday morning northeast of Myanmar's Meiktila City.
100 questioned over Bangkok building collapse
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/04/2025
» Police have interviewed nearly 100 people as part of an investigation into the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok.
Four more bodies found in collapsed tower
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/04/2025
» Four more bodies have been found in the rubble that was the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok, as searchers approach an area where many labourers were working when the March 28 earthquake struck.