MANILA – A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday, causing widespread devastation and claiming the lives of at least 60 people. The tremor, which inflicted extensive material damage and prompted a temporary tsunami warning, sent panic through several communities and was followed by a series of aftershocks. Powerful 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar […]
A professor from the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University has organized an online course, “Earthquake, a Terrifying Wrath,” to monitor the powerful fault activities in Thailand, while pointing out that the clay layer of the Bangkok sedimentary basin absorbed and amplified the tremors and suggesting Cell Broadcast, a disaster alert, to reduce […]
BANGKOK — Office workers across Bangkok evacuated high-rise buildings on Tuesday morning after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Andaman Sea off Myanmar’s southern coast, sending tremors through the Thai capital for approximately 10 seconds. Dozens Trapped as Earthquake Topples Bangkok High-Rise in Deadly Collapse The quake, which occurred at 9:58 a.m. at a depth of […]
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — A catastrophic magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, generating tsunami waves up to 4 meters (13 feet) high and triggering evacuation orders across Japan and Hawaii as authorities braced for potential devastation. Tsunami warning in Japan and Russia following 7.5 magnitude earthquake Devastation in Kamchatka The shallow quake—initially […]
Bangkok, May 12 — With heavy hearts, authorities today called off the search for survivors at the collapsed State Audit Office building site, nearly seven weeks after the catastrophic structure failure that claimed at least 89 lives during Bangkok’s worst peacetime disaster. Bangkok Building Collapse Recovery Efforts Continue Amid Mounting Challenges The decision came after […]
BANGKOK, April 23 — Thailand’s tourism industry is feeling the aftershocks of last month’s earthquake, with international arrivals dropping 9% in March compared to the same period last year. Official figures show just 2.72 million visitors entered the country during the month, with East Asian markets showing the sharpest declines in the quake’s immediate aftermath. […]
Rescue teams in Bangkok are still battling through the wreckage of the collapsed State Audit Office building, where the grim task of recovering victims enters its third week. Workers face enormous obstacles as they carefully remove debris layer by layer, with officials hoping to reach the first floor by month’s end. China Railway Executive Detained […]
BANGKOK, April 21 (TNA) – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has detained Zhang Chuanling, a key executive at China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) for allegedly using Thai nominees in violation of foreign business laws related to the State Audit Office building project, which collapsed during an earthquake last month. Engineer Insists He is not […]
