US EditionConstruction magnate surrenders on negligence charges over Bangkok building collapse in earthquake
- A 30-story tower in Bangkok collapsed during a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28, killing 92 people and injuring dozens more.
- The building, intended as the new State Audit Office, was under construction by a joint venture including Italian-Thai Development Co led by Premchai Karnasuta.
- Authorities found structural flaws in the lift shaft and substandard concrete likely contributed to the collapse, which happened despite other Bangkok buildings withstanding the quake.
- On May 15, Thai courts issued arrest warrants for 17 individuals, including Premchai and other executives from seven different firms responsible for the tower’s design, construction, and oversight.
- The collapse has prompted a criminal negligence investigation, carrying possible life imprisonment, and raises concerns about construction quality and regulatory enforcement in Thailand.
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Construction magnate surrenders to police over Bangkok tower collapse in earthquake
A construction magnate, builders, designers and engineers surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the deadly collapse of a Bangkok high-rise in the March 28 earthquake that hit Myanmar.Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Co, the main Thai contractor for the building project, as well as designers and engineers were among 17 charged with the felony of professional negligence causing death, Bangkok …
After the devastating collapse of a high-rise building in Bangkok with more than 90 deaths, the first suspects were arrested. One of them is not unknown to Thai justice.
Irish Independent
Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse
A Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrendered to police on Friday over a building collapse that killed nearly a hundred workers during a powerful earthquake in March, authorities said.
A Thai construction tycoon, Premchai Karnasut, and more than a dozen people have surrendered this Friday to the security forces after the collapse of a...
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