Text message warnings ‘took far too long&, says Paetongtarn
The short message service (SMS) alerts warning people about Friday's earthquake in Myanmar should have been sent out more promptly to everyone and should have provided more useful information relevant to such an emergency, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Saturday.
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Signs of life detected at collapsed Bangkok building
Vital signs of 15 people trapped in the collapsed under-construction State Audit Office building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district were detected on Saturday, raising hopes for rescuers to save them within 72 hours.
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New giveaway, old problems
The opposition has had a field day criticising the government's third-phase money giveaway, although this is to be paid via a digital platform for the first, in the name of economic invigoration.
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SRT okays contract change for airport link project
The board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has approved a revised contract for the high-speed rail project linking three airports -- Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao -- which is scheduled for signing by June.
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Quake death toll in Bangkok, more aftershocks expected
A powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar on Friday afternoon resulted in 10 deaths, 16 injuries and 101 missing at three construction sites in Bangkok, including the collapse of a 30-storey government building, according to Bangkok Deputy Governor Tavida Kamolvej.
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Call to expand social security dental care
The Dental Council of Thailand has called on the Minister of Labour to increase social security members' access to dental benefits.
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