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Dozens of migrant workers won’t be returning home for the Songkran holidays this year, after the 30-storey building they were constructing collapsed on March 28.
Ten freelance subcontractors installing public utilities at the State Audit Office building, before its collapse on March 28th during an earthquake, gathered at the construction site today to demand more than 10 million baht in overdue pay from the China Railway No 10 (Thailand) and Sub-Contract (9PK) Companies.
The Commerce Ministry has suggested that garden and ornamental plants have now emerged as Thailand’s star exports, with orchids of various varieties becoming the top product.
One more body was retrieved from the collapsed skyscraper in Chatuchak district late last night, bringing the number of fatalities to 16, with 78 still unaccounted for.
Heavy machinery was used last night to dig three more access channels through the debris of the collapsed SAO building, in the latest attempt to reach any survivors and remains trapped under tonnes of rubble.
Opposition to the government’s casino project is escalating, with the Buddhist Association of Thailand and a group of about 50 former members of the constitution drafting assembly joining the cause. The entertainment complex bill, which includes a casino, is due to have its first reading in parliament on April 10th.
Thailand will import more energy, aircraft, and farm produce from the United States, promote increased Thai investment in the US, and ease restrictions on US imports, in response to the Trump administration’s imposition of 36% tariffs on Thai exports to the US market, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai claimed today that the government’s entertainment complex project will generate additional revenue for Thailand, which could offset lost revenue from import tariff increases being imposed by the US.
The 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake that rippled through Thailand has thrust Deputy Bangkok Governor Tavida Kamolvej into the spotlight as rescue workers search for victims buried by the collapse of a high-rise under construction.
People living along the Kok River in Thailand’s Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces have been advised not to use water from the river for consumption, due to the excessive amounts of arsenic it contains. The poison is believed to originate from extensive gold mining activities in Mong Hsai town in Myanmar’s Shan state.
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of President Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House.
A Thai court issued an arrest warrant for an American academic on charges of insulting the monarchy. The army filed the charges, including violations of the computer crimes act, against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University.
The driver of a pickup truck sustained a head injury this morning when a crane and a concrete slab fell, from the elevated expressway under construction, onto Rama 2 Road in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province.
The Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has announced the closure of the Din Daeng toll plaza from 10pm to 6am, from today until Monday.
The creative economy is one of the fastest growing sectors and a crucial driver of economic growth, contributing 8.01% of GDP.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt apologised today for being unable to locate the woman whose voice was heard calling for help from under the debris at the collapsed structure in Chatuchak district on the night of April 2.
