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Contractor discharges black water into Jomtien sea
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2026
» The contractor hired to improve the drainage system along Jomtien beach faces legal action after an outlet released wastewater that stained the sea black near Pattaya on Monday.
PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses
Published on 16/01/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to end two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.
Youth electrocuted pushing motorcycle along flooded road
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/09/2025
» A 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while pushing his motorcycle through floodwater when he grabbed hold of a concrete barrier with an electrical wire running along it, in Samut Prakan early Monday morning.
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.
Fallen steel cable damages vehicles on Rama II Road
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/05/2025
» A steel cable fell from an under-construction expressway, damaging two vehicles travelling on Rama II Road, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Hospital building, airport terminal also being built by discredited Chinese company
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2025
» A new building at Songkhla Hospital is being built by the same Chinese company constructing the 30-storey State Audit Office building that collapsed during the earthquake last Friday.
Chinese construction firm investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/04/2025
» The government is stepping up its investigation into other construction projects linked to the Chinese contractor of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building that collapsed in Bangkok during last Friday's earthquake.
Samui villa demolition runs into problems
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2024
» Authorities on the tourist island of Koh Samui are trying again to get 11 illegally built luxury villas demolished after their first attempt to do so earlier this week failed.
US firm settles Thai bribery case
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Dust shuts train tunnel just after opening
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) closed Thailand's longest train tunnel just after opening it on Sunday, promising a 14-day clean-up after passengers complained of thick dust inside it.