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Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.
First recycled rocket journey: SpaceX hails revolution
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/03/2017
» New era of reusable rockets & cheap space travel begins with space tourism & flight to Mars coming soon.
Rolls Royce admits to bribery in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2017
» Jet engine producer Rolls Royce pays 28.5 billion baht to settle bribery case in Thailand & six other countries over three decades. No details on who received massive bribes in Thailand.
Strong currency adding to economic woes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/10/2016
» Strong baht may hurt exports just as signs of recovery appearing. Rise of Vietnam & Philippines makes competitiveness a needed focus.
Forget stealing the land, steal the dirt, it's easier
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/08/2016
» If rich cannot buy reform land from poor farmers, they can strip all dirt from land & sell for profit so poor farmers can never grow anything on it.
Scary looking fire at On Nut station at rush hour
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/07/2016
» Flames shot up the Onut BTS station this morning & dark smoke rose to the sky, but fire was quickly put under control & no one was hurt.
Suvarnabhumi Airport bus bursts into flames
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2016
» The 20 passengers quickly evacuated from bus by driver. Firefighters extinguished fire in 20 minutes.
Don't charge phone under motorcycle seat
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2016
» Incoming call on charging phone could trigger spark, fire & explosion, if you leave phone under motorcycle seat, Chiang Mai motorcycle owner learns.
Fire safety laws don't work: Deadly fire reveals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2016
» Doomed 10-storey building had no fire safety features as it was built before fire safety laws & laws not retroactive.
UPDATE #2: Bangkok high-rise fire
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/02/2016
» Fire near Sathorn Road contained around 1pm with 1 dead & 5 hurt, declared a danger zone in fear of collapse.