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Bangkok skyscraper collapse: Are high-rise buildings safe in earthquake?

A 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok crumbled like a pack of cards last week when a powerful earthquake struck Thailand and its neighbouring Myanmar. The collapse of the office tower has stirred fear among residents in the Thai capital, which is dotted by tall buildings. So, are high-rises a risk during such disasters?

Why a Chinese firm is under scrutiny after Bangkok skyscraper collapsed amid Myanmar quake

Four Chinese nationals have been detained in Bangkok for unlawfully entering the site of an 33-storey building that collapsed after the powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday. This comes after the country’s Deputy PM Anutin Charnvirakul ordered an immediate inquiry into the building collapse, which has links with a Chinese firm

Laos alcohol death toll at 6 after second Australian teen dies in Bangkok hospital

The death in the Laos tainted alcohol case has reached six after two Australian teenagers and a British women died in Bangkok. The deaths are attributed to suspected methanol poisoning.

Bangkok orders work from home as pollution envelops city

According to IQAir, levels of the most hazardous PM2.5 particles—particles so small they can enter the bloodstream—were more than 15 times higher than the World Health Organization's yearly recommendation

Diplomatically isolated Taiwan pulls off its first ever extradition

When Kuo used his Cambodian passport to travel between Malaysia and Thailand, Malaysian authorities reportedly noticed something unusual about it and notified Taiwanese detectives about his locations

The story of Ram: What is the connection between Ayodhya and Thailand's Ayutthaya?

As Ayodhya gets ready for the consecration of the Ram temple, devotees in Thailand’s Ayutthaya are also preparing to join the celebrations. Founded in 1350, the ancient city, which is 70 kilometres north of Bangkok, is named after Ayodhya because of its connection to Ramayana

Thailand: 4 arrested for selling gun to mall shooter

Two of the four were arrested in the Thai capital and two in the southern province of Yala on suspicion of selling a modified blank gun to the 14-year-old, who has been charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of a firearm

Thailand: 14-yr-old suspect arrested for killing 3 at Bangkok mall

The Siam Paragon mall shooting suspect, 14, was detained and was being questioned, according to a post on the Metropolitan Police Detective Department's Facebook page

Thailand: Several injured as gunman goes on rampage at Bangkok mall

Police spokesperson Achayon Kraithong said the national police chief had ordered and dispatched officers to control the area to resolve the situation. Television showed long queues of traffic outside the mall in torrential rain

Thailand receives first Chinese visitors under new visa-free policy to boost tourism

Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on Monday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost the country's tourism industry that was badly damaged by COVID-19 pandemic