'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes

UHG, a leading developer of office buildings and hotels in Bangkok, owner of the Hills office tower and The Quarter hotel brand, has opened two new hotels, both of which have passed safety inspections after the earthquake.

Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes

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The recent earthquake in Thailand has caused concern among the people of the capital.

‘Everywhere is cracked’: Bangkok residents question high-rise safety after quake

One property manager said the quake prompted a flurry of inquiries from residents looking to relocate, due to ‘fear and anxiety’ of living far above ground.

Bangkok quake stirs fear of high-rise living, residents rethink housing safety

BANGKOK, April 7 —Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla’s terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment. Feeling unsafe in the building damaged by the biggest tremors to hit the capital in generations, the 23-year-old Thai decided to stay away for two days until experts gave the high-rise the all-clear. The sales coordinator is now one of many Bangkok resid…

'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes

Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.