A 43 year old Ladyboy, who enjoyed jumping from one building to a neighboring building lost his footing and fell to his death on Wednesday Morning. The bizarre incident occurred at the rear of the Hotman Karaoke Bar in Soi Chaiyapum in South Pattaya and led to the death of Khun Yulanan aged 43, who […]
A seven-storey apartment building under construction at the back of Zeer department store north of Bangkok has been declared off limits, after it tilted and was inspected by local administrators. Public works officials with Khu Khot Municipality in Pathum Thani, who have jurisdiction over the site, said details about the land owner and firm constructing […]
There is solid evidence that Abhisit Vejjajiva and Suthep Thaugsuban violated a Cabinet resolution on the project to construct new police-station buildings, said the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Wednesday. The project has become mired in scandal because to date, not a single building has been completed since the construction contract was signed in 2011. […]
Fire broke out at the former premises of the AUA Language Centre on Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok on Wednesday. The fire reportedly started at 12.41pm on the fourth floor of the building, police said. Read more: The Nation
About 2,000 highrise buildings in Bangkok have not had direct quake-proof features but are able to accommodate minor shakes, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). “They are designed to deal with wind load and shear strength. So, they can withstand moderate quakes.” Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, May 11 – One person was wounded as fire threatened the business offices of the upscale Le Concorde Tower in a prime Bangkok commercial area of Ratchadapisek on Friday. Initial reports said the fire broke out in the afternoon at the Swissotel Le Concorde in a mixed business and entertainment area of Ratchadapisek Road […]
BANGKOK, 9 May 2012 (NNT) – A fire broke out in Bangkok’s Dusit District, burning over 10 commercial buildings on Wednesday morning. Fire-fighters rushed to the scene and were successful in putting out the blaze. As a community in Wat Yuan, close to the Bo-bae Market near Maha Nak Intersection, was on fire, panicking residents […]
BANGKOK, May 9 – At least five persons were hurt Wednesday in a cooking gas explosion at a steak house in downtown Bangkok’s Soi Rang Nam. The explosion occurred midday at a four-storey commercial building in Soi Rang Nam near the Victory Monument and Sri Ayudthya School when a mechanic was trying to fix the […]
