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Staff warning failure blamed for deadly Korat crane incident
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The deadly crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province last week was caused by on-site staff "failing to notify" that construction was underway, despite the contract requiring notice before trains pass, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday.
Labour Dept says Italian-Thai Development safety awards were project-based
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/01/2026
» The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare on Monday clarified confusion surrounding safety awards given to Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), the main contractor involved in last week's crane collapse incidents.
Govt targets poor-safety contractors
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» The government is poised to halt state-owned construction projects or cancel contracts with contractors that fail to protect public safety, after another accident on Rama II Road on Saturday added to a string of recent construction fatalities.
Families of Korat train crash victims to get B1.69mn each
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Families of those killed in Wednesday’s construction crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima will receive an initial compensation of 1.69 million baht per victim, the provincial governor said on Friday, as a leading structural engineer called for an overhaul of the country’s construction safety to prevent similar disasters.
PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to terminate two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.
Back-to-back crane failures linked to same contractor
AFP and Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Two fatal crane collapses in two days have both been linked to the construction contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), acting Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday.
Accident-prone Thailand: Construction mishaps pile up
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Dozens of people were killed on Wednesday after a crane collapsed onto a moving train in northeastern Thailand, the latest in a series of construction accidents in recent years.
ITD's Premchai gets bail in SAO building case
News, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Criminal Court on Wednesday granted bail to 71-year-old Premchai Karnasuta, a defendant in the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building case, ruling that he poses no significant flight risk and has not attempted to interfere with witnesses or evidence.
Prosecutors indict 23 in Bangkok building collapse
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 07/08/2025
» Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including the head or Italian-Thai Development Plc and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake.
Bangkok building collapse tied to construction and design flaws
Bloomberg, Published on 30/06/2025
» 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.