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Tails of Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways International at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

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April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

Thailand Transforms Used Cooking Oil into Eco-Friendly Jet Fuel in Green Aviation Push

Bangkok – Thailand is pioneering an innovative green energy project, converting used cooking oil into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a major step toward slashing carbon emissions. Industry Minister Akanat Promphan announced the initiative, which could reduce greenhouse gases by up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel, aligning with the nation’s 2050 carbon neutrality […]

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Rescue at the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building during the Bangkok earthquake.

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April 2, 2025

DSI suspects proxy shareholdings in Chinese builder of collapsed skyscraper

The Department of Special Investigation is probing shareholdings by suspected Thai nominees in China Railway No.10 Engineering Co (CREC), which was building the collapsed State Audit Office. Man scams donations with false claim of pregnant wife dead after Bangkok collapse The CREC is also the contractor in many other building projects for the Thai government. […]

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Thailand's Crown Princess, HRH Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the new state-of-the-art facility in Rayong's Eastern Seaboard Industrial.

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April 2, 2025

Thailand Celebrates 70th Birthday of Beloved Princess Sirindhorn

Bangkok – The streets of Thailand bloomed with yellow marigolds and the glow of candlelight on Tuesday as the nation celebrated the 70th birthday of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, a royal figure revered for her decades of humanitarian work. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn celebrates her birthday today From dawn ceremonies at Bangkok’s Grand Palace […]

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The 1st phase of high-speed rail Bangkok - Nong Khai project in Thailand.

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April 1, 2025

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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Rescue workers are using K9 dogs to search for trapped construction workers beneath the rubble of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district.

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April 1, 2025

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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Thai lmmigration Bureau has introduced the use of Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) to facilitate travelers entering Thailand.

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April 1, 2025

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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As the morning sun rises, day 3 of search and rescue operations begins.

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April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

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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Night-time rescue operations at collapsed Bangkok quake building.

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March 31, 2025

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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