Clearing of collapsed under-construction bridge to take a week
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) said this late this morning (March 15) that it will take a week to clear the area after the structure of a bridge being built in front of Dao Khanong checkpoint collapsed last night killing five people, injured 27, 20 men and seven women, with two others missing, […]
Read MoreTunnel search ends with all three workers found dead
ALL three workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel, which is part of the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima section of the Sino-Thai high speed train project, died there with the bodies of the two Chinese workers found today (Aug. 30) after their Myanmar colleague’s body was brought out yesterday and have been taken for autopsy, TV Channel […]
Read MoreRace to rescue three workers trapped in collapsed tunnel
THE construction company building a tunnel in the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima section of the Sino-Thai high speed train project that collapsed late Saturday night (Aug. 23) trapping three workers has not lost hope of rescuing them and is still removing debris to reach them, TV Channel 7 said late last night (Aug. 25). This tunnel […]
Read MoreTwo dead as tower crane collapses at On Nut construction site
A TOWER crane suddenly collapsed at a construction site in On Nut Soi 86 at 2.20 p.m. today (July 2) killing two persons and injuring three others, Naewna newspaper and Thai News Agency said. The tower crane, which can carry a 12-tonne load and stretches 70 metres while being 20 metres high, fell on […]
Read MoreFemale worker died after wall collapses in house being renovated
A YOUNG female worker died at around noon today (Dec. 1) after a wall in a two-storey house in the On Nut area of Bangkok which she and her teammates were renovating suddenly collapsed, Amarin TV said this evening. A team from Prawet police station rushed to inspect the house in Soi On Nut […]
Read MoreBridge over Ping river collapses after heavy rain
AN OLD BRIDGE crossing Ping river and connecting Chiang Mai’s Chom Thong district to Lamphun’s Wiang Nong Long district dramatically collapsed last evening (Sep. 30) with vibrations felt throughout the neighbouring area after torrential rain lashed many parts of the North particularly the upper part of this river, Sanook.com said this morning. Mr. Chatchai […]
Read MoreCouple narrowly escape collapse of overpass bridge
A THAI couple narrowly escaped death when an under-construction overpass bridge on Luang Phaeng road, Lad Krabang district, collapsed at 6 p.m. yesterday killing two workers and injuring seven others after their pickup truck suddenly stalled moments before large chunks of concrete fell right in front with a metal beam landing on the roof, […]
Read More4 workers injured after gas cylinder explodes at hotel
A GAS CYLINDER exploded at a two-storey Ratchaburi hotel this morning (June 20) injuring two cooks and two other workers with the large building made of lightweight bricks having collapsed, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 9.30 a.m. Pol. Capt. Pipat Panghom, deputy inspector at Mueang Ratchaburi police station, was alerted of The Canal Ratchaburi […]
Read MoreWheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
By AP and published US News & World Report Washington – The collapse of a major dam in southern Ukraine sent global prices of wheat and corn higher early on Tuesday (June 6). Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to $6.39 a bushel. The cost of […]
Read MoreMinimal impact on Thailand from collapse of 2 US banks
FINANCE Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the collapse of two US banks, Signature and Silicon Valley Bank, has little impact on Thailand as there were no transactions nor investments in them, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 13). US regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday, the third largest failure in US banking history, two […]
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