House to debate draft entertainment complex bill on Thursday
The government’s draft entertainment complex bill will be debated in parliament this Thursday, a week sooner than expected.
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The government’s draft entertainment complex bill will be debated in parliament this Thursday, a week sooner than expected.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is set to investigate whether China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) engaged in bidding collusion to secure the 2.1-billion-baht contract to build the State Audit Office building, which collapsed due to the impact of last Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said today.
April 1, 2025: Construction or bidding questions related to the State Audit Office building which crumbled last Friday during a major earthquake centred in Myanmar will be at the heart of a government investigation, which the prime minister reportedly wants to be quick.
Five more bodies have been located under the rubble of the collapsed State Auditor’s Office building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak area, but it is still too dangerous for rescue teams to recover them, said Apiwat Chantanee of the Phetkasem Rescue Foundation today.
The search continues today for 72 people who are still unaccounted at the site of the collapsed State Audit Office high-rise. One more body was recovered from the debris late last night, bringing total confirmed dead to 15 at that location.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the collapse of the new State Audit Office (SAO) building, noting that this is not just the collapse of a building, but it is also affecting the image of Thailand.
About ten percent of the steel bars used in the construction of the State Audit Office (SAO) building, which collapsed in last Friday’s earthquake, have been found to be substandard, revealed Thitipat Chotedechachainan, head of the industry minister’s working committee.
Last Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar, which sent strong tremors across Thailand, has caused economic damage estimated at about 20 billion baht and may cause Thailand’s GDP forecast for this year to drop by 0.06%, to under 2.4%, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre.
The recent censure debate targeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra took a bizarre twist when MPs set aside accusations of tax avoidance and went to war over a word.
Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has ordered the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) to check the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project thoroughly, to ensure that all stages of construction and the materials being used meet internationally-accepted standards.
The Criminal Court today sentenced Palang Pracharath MP Sira Jenjaka to one year in jail, and stripped him of his electoral rights for 20 years, for standing in the 2019 general election while knowing he was not qualified to do so.
The government will ask the House Speaker to include the draft entertainment complex bill in the agenda for deliberation in parliament on April 9th, Wisut Chainaroon, government chief whip, said today.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today she wants to see the SMS system be able to alert phone users of a future earthquake within five minutes of its occurrence, so they can evacuate to safety quickly.
Kuala Lumpur - A colossal fire erupted Tuesday in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur, prompting evacuations of nearby homes.
There are now long-term opportunities for Thai exporters to ship massive amount of locally-harvested organic rice to overseas markets, especially Europe, due to increasing demands for healthy food products globally.
The death toll from the building collapse in Chatuchak district rose to 12 today, while 75 others remain unaccounted for.