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Bangkok buildings evacuated after reported vibrations, cracksSeveral buildings in Bangkok were evacuated late Monday morning amid reports of vibrations and cracks appearing in the buildings.
7-day deadline for probe into Chinese-built high-rise collapseThailand's interior minister has demanded findings from a probe into the collapse of the Chinese-constructed State Audit Office building within seven days as four Chinese workers were questioned for snatching documents from the area.
Hotlines open for building checksThe Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) has set up emergency hotlines for those seeking building inspections following the earthquake.
Over 700 cases of Bangkok quake damage to be reviewedThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will inspect more than 700 cases of damage in the capital following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday.
Quake death toll in Bangkok, more aftershocks expectedA 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's Deputy Governor.
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, ThailandA powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, damaging buildings and forcing people to run into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.

Bangkok buildings evacuated after reported vibrations, cracks
7-day deadline for probe into Chinese-built high-rise collapse
Hotlines open for building checks
Over 700 cases of Bangkok quake damage to be reviewed
Quake death toll in Bangkok, more aftershocks expected
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

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Old cracks cause alarm, evacuation of Bangkok buildings

Fearful workers fled buildings in Bangkok on Monday morning amid reports of vibrations and cracks being found in the buildings, but the scare was later dismissed as a false alarm.

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Hotlines open for building checks

The Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) has set up emergency hotlines for those seeking building inspections following the earthquake.

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Tourist killed by falling tree branch in Phuket

A Lithuanian man was killed when a falling pine tree branch struck him while he was riding his motorcycle on Nai Thon Beach Road in Phuket on Thursday.

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7-day deadline for probe into Chinese-built high-rise collapse

Thailand"s interior minister has demanded findings from a probe into the collapse of the Chinese-constructed State Audit Office building within seven days as four Chinese workers were questioned for snatching documents from the area.

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Bangkok buildings evacuated after reported vibrations, cracksSeveral buildings in Bangkok were evacuated late Monday morning amid reports of vibrations and cracks appearing in the buildings.