US EditionChinese Executive Arrested Over Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
- A Chinese executive, Zhang Chuanling, was arrested for his role in the collapse of a skyscraper in Bangkok during a March 28 earthquake, which led to 47 confirmed deaths.
- The Department of Special Investigation found that 51% of the shares of the construction company were held by Thai nationals, violating the Foreign Business Act of 1999 that limits foreign shareholding to 49%.
- Three Thai nationals are also sought on warrants for breaching the Foreign Business Act of 1999.
- Investigations are ongoing regarding potential bid rigging and the use of substandard materials, including findings of poor quality steel rebars.
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Chinese executive arrested after Bangkok tower collapse kills 47
BANGKOK: Thai authorities said they have arrested a Chinese executive at a company that was building a Bangkok skyscraper which collapsed in a major earthquake, leaving dozens dead. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
ThePatriotLight - Exec linked to Bangkok building collapse arrested
ThePatriotLight - Bangkok – Thai authorities said they have arrested a Chinese executive at a company building a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in a major earthquake, leaving dozens dead. The 30-story tower was reduced to an immense pile of rubble when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighboring Myanmar last month, killing 47 people at the construction site and leaving another 47 missing. Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong told a news conference Sat…
Thai earthquake causes collapse of high-rise building under construction; Chinese executives of local subsidiary arrested
[NHK] Thai investigators are investigating the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, following the Myanmar earthquake last month.
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