EVEN as a 5.4 magnitude earthquake off the southern coast of Myanmar at 9.58 a.m. this morning (Aug. 21) led to high-rises in Bangkok swaying slightly, the public was urged to not panic as the structure of these buildings has not been affected, Manager Online and Amarin TV said. The Department of Mineral Resources
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Many buildings damaged because pillars not reinforced with steel: Academic
A THAI academic who is former president of the Engineering Institute of Thailand under Royal Patronage said today (Apr. 7) many buildings in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai were severely damaged in the huge March 28 earthquake because pillars were not reinforced with steel, Naewna newspaper said. Assoc. Prof. Tortrakul Yamnak, who posted pictures
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