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Chinese Executive Arrested Over Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
- A Chinese executive named Zhang was arrested regarding the collapse of a skyscraper in Bangkok following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Burma on March 28, which resulted in 47 deaths and 47 missing workers.
- Thai authorities suspect that the four detained individuals violated the Foreign Business Act by evading local laws through share manipulation, with Zhang controlling 49% of the firm.
- Ongoing investigations are examining potential bid rigging and the use of fake signatures and substandard materials in construction contracts related to this incident.
- Authorities reported that the collapsed building was the only major structure to fall in the earthquake that killed over 3,700 in both Thailand and Burma.
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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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