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  • Thailand to inspect Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project after building collapse scandal
    BANGKOK — Thailand’s Transport Ministry has launched emergency quality checks on the Bt179 billion ($5 billion) Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, after revelations that the same construction consortium responsible for last week’s deadly skyscraper collapse is also building critical sections of the nation’s flagship infrastructure initiative. Substandard Steel Found in Collapsed Bangkok Skyscraper, Investigation Reveals Transport […]

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    1 April 01 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126318
  • Scan shows possible survivors in depths of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper
    A scanner has detected 70 signs that could be missing people deep inside the rubble of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok. Substandard Steel Found in Collapsed Bangkok Skyscraper, Investigation Reveals The sensor, supplied by the US Military, detected the signs in the centre of the collapsed building, between the 17th and 21st […]

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    1 April 01 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126316
  • Thailand Rolls Out Mandatory Digital Arrival Cards for All Foreign Visitors Starting May 1
    BANGKOK — In a sweeping modernization of its immigration system, Thailand will require all foreign travelers to complete a Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) before entering the country beginning May 1, 2025. The move permanently replaces the decades-old paper TM6 forms that once clogged airport immigration lines, ushering in a new era of digital border management—though […]

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    1 April 01 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126311
  • Substandard Steel Found in Collapsed Bangkok Skyscraper, Investigation Reveals
    BANGKOK — A shocking 10% of steel reinforcement bars used in the collapsed State Audit Office building failed basic quality tests, investigators revealed today, sending tremors through Thailand’s construction industry and raising urgent questions about oversight of major infrastructure projects. Substandard Steel Suspected in Deadly Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse The damning findings come from rigorous testing […]

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    1 April 01 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126314
  • Hope Fades but Persists as Bangkok Building Collapse Death Toll Rises to 13
    BANGKOK — The grim recovery operation at Bangkok’s collapsed State Audit Office building entered its fourth day Tuesday, with two more bodies pulled from the wreckage Monday afternoon—pushing the confirmed death toll to 13—even as authorities insist signs of life still flicker beneath the mountain of concrete and twisted steel. False Earthquake Alarms Spark Chaos […]

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    31 March 31 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126307
  • Tragedy in the Ring: British Tourist Dies After Muay Thai Debut in Koh Samui
    KOH SAMUI — A night of what was meant to be a thrilling first-time Muay Thai experience turned fatal for a 30-year-old British tourist, whose life was cut short just minutes after stepping out of the ring. The incident, which unfolded late Friday night at a popular boxing stadium, has sent shockwaves through Thailand’s combat […]

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    31 March 31 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126303
  • False Earthquake Alarms Spark Chaos in Bangkok as Officials Urge Calm
    BANGKOK — Panic swept through Thailand’s capital Monday morning as government workers fled buildings over fears of another earthquake—only for authorities to confirm the tremors were nothing but nerves and pre-existing cracks. Substandard Steel Suspected in Deadly Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra rushed to quell the hysteria after premises including Building A of […]

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    31 March 31 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126301
  • Thailand’s Songkran Festival to Proceed Unshaken After Earthquake
    BANGKOK — The show will go on for Thailand’s iconic Songkran festival, officials confirmed Monday, despite last week’s devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed over 1,700 across Myanmar and Thailand. As rescue teams continue searching for construction workers trapped in a collapsed Bangkok high-rise, the government has drawn a clear line between disaster response and preserving […]

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    31 March 31 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126298
  • Canadian Man Found Unconscious After Fight with Thai Wife in Pattaya Home
    At 3:46 AM on March 30th, Pattaya Police received a report of a violent altercation at a residence located in Pattaya. Upon receiving the report, police rushed to the scene, along with rescue teams from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation. Man, wife die in bloody knife fight at tutoring school Upon arrival, officers found Mr. […]

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    31 March 31 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126295
  • Substandard Steel Suspected in Deadly Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
    Terror and panic were the order of the day in Thailand on Friday following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake which, despite being more than 1,000 kilometres away in neighbouring Burma, was also strongly felt in this country. The tremors even caused a 30-storey building under construction to collapse within seconds, leaving 11 people dead and dozens […]

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    30 March 30 2025
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    https://www.thailandnews.co/?p=126292