Foreign teams start to withdraw from the collapse site
The Israeli rescue team, part of the global Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) network, has now withdrawn from the site of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok.
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Hope for miracles at SAO site
A tragic event unfolded in the heart of Bangkok, where a powerful earthquake caused the collapse of the State Audit Office's building on March 28. Among the survivors is 30-year-old Phiraphon Mowiang, an electrician from Khon Kaen, who narrowly escaped death.
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Talk of early warnings returns after the fact
Thailand's natural disaster early warning and alert system faces huge challenges after experts blamed poor coordination for a slow response to the earthquake in Myanmar that saw strong tremors sweep across Thailand on March 28.
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Casino bill 'will help offset' US trade move
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has defended the Entertainment Complex Bill, set for parliamentary debate on April 9, as a vital economic measure amid rising US tariffs on Thai goods.
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Critic questions approach to US tariffs
Instantaneous and substantive reactions from several countries in Asean and Asia to the US tariff woes have been compared by a critic of the government to a state of being aloof and confused.
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Casino bill draws chorus of dissent
Opposition to the Entertainment Complex bill is gathering pace with doctors, academics and schools joining anti-casino protests ahead of the House's deliberation of the bill on Wednesday.
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