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1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Wassayos Ngamkham |Lamonphet Apisitniran

A traffic lane is seen in front of the site of the collapsed State Audit Office building on Kamphaeng Phet Road in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, on Monday. The road opened for the first time since the March 28 earthquake. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill The decision to reduce the thickness of the walls of the elevator shafts at the new State Audit Office (SAO) building contributed to the building’s collapse, according to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.

1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Wassayos Ngamkham

PUBLISHED : 19 Apr 2025 at 05:39 Smitthipat: No trace of alcohol The Royal Thai Highway Police will press charges against Smitthiphat Leenawarat, the son of a prominent Pathum Thani politician, following a traffic incident. The case involves a collision between Mr Smitthiphat's BMW and a pickup truck driven by 65-year-old Prachak Duangyai. His wife, Somsri, 64, was a passenger in the vehicle. Both sustained injuries in the crash, with Mr Prachak currently in intensive care.

1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Wassayos Ngamkham

PUBLISHED : 19 Apr 2025 at 05:05 Recovery teams have reduced the height of the rubble to about 12 metres as they continue efforts to locate the 50 remaining missing individuals. (Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will expedite the issuing of arrest warrants for those involved in the collapse of the new State Audit Office (SAO) building once sufficient evidence is found.

1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Wassayos Ngamkham

Kidnappers sought ransom of nearly B1 million for 2 men, third man lured from airport PUBLISHED : 18 Apr 2025 at 20:28 Police question three Indian men who were found tied up in a house in Samut Prakan on Friday. Two of them had been kidnapped for ransom. (Photo supplied/Wassayos Ngamkham) Two Indian men abducted for ransom by a gang led by their compatriots were rescued on Friday in Samut Prakan, along with a third intended victim. Thai police have seven suspects in custody.

1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Wassayos Ngamkham

A woman suspect in the 16-billion-baht medical fraud case brought against Thon Buri Heathcare Group founder Dr Boon Vanasin was arrested on Wednesday morning. The suspect was identified by police only as Kotchaporn. Officials said she was an investment broker. She had earlier fled Thailand, but later returned. The suspect was named in earlier media reports as Kotchaporn Suwannakut, 39. Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong questioned the suspect at the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).