Bangkok to review quake safety after collapse of high-rise leaves dozens missing

Bangkok reviews construction safety following earthquake

BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday’s earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the capital. Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt visited the site as heavy equipment pulled away rubble from the 30-story State Audit Office building in hopes of

The earthquake in Burma, which also shook neighboring Thailand, could turn into a political drama.

The building was probably not built according to earthquakes. But also the special dynamics of the earthquake and the soft ground probably contributed to the collapse.

Myanmar-Bangkok earthquake: Thailand announces investigation into building collapse

Investigation into Bangkok skyscraper collapse reveals irregularities, anti-corruption watchdog says, with 11 dead and many missing.

Questions raised over building standards as Thailand investigates Bangkok tower collapse after Myanmar quake

BANGKOK, March 31 — Authorities in Thailand are investigating possible factors that led to the devastating collapse of a Bangkok construction site, where dozens remained missing on Monday, three days after a massive earthquake centred in Myanmar. The planned skyscraper was to house government offices, but the shaking reduced the structure to a pile of rubble in seconds. The collapse is the worst damage inflicted in Thailand by the 7.7-magnitude …

Thai watchdog had flagged concerns on building that collapsed in earthquake

BANGKOK: An anti-corruption watchdog had flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in an earthquake last week and killed at least 11 people, the head of the monitoring group told Reuters. The government had threatened to cancel the project earlier this year because o