Fire at entertainment venue in North Macedonia kills 51

Witnesses captured the moment the artist performed on stage at a nightclub in Kokanee, eastern North Macedonia, when fireworks were set off on the stage, before flames erupted from the ceiling and eventually a massive fire broke out. Local media reported that the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. local time on Sunday, during a concert by a famous

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Today's weather: thunderstorms and strong winds across Thailand

Today (17 March 2025) the Meteorological Department forecasts the weather for the next 24 hours. A high-pressure area or rather strong cold air mass from China has spread down to cover the upper northeastern region. It is expected to cover the northern, central regions including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the eastern region today. Meanwhile, the

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First day of trial opening of 1 traffic lane on the entrance side of Chalerm Maha Nakhon Expressway, Dao Khanong checkpoint

Today (17 March 2025), reporters reported that the Expressway Authority of Thailand has tested the opening of a diversion lane for people using Rama II Road heading into the city to get on the Chalerm Mahanakhon Expressway at the Dao Khanong checkpoint. This point is 300 meters away from the area where the structural parts collapsed. Opening the la

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The Structural Engineers Association proposes 7 points to solve the root cause of the collapse of public structures.

From the incident of structural collapse during construction on Rama II Road many times, since the incident of the steel frame (Launching Truss) collapsing down along with the large concrete beam (Precast Segment) causing 6 deaths and several injuries on November 29, 2014, until the incident of the cross beam collapsing during construction on March

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Suggesting that the Engineering Council inspect all engineers' "License Plates" in the case of the Rama 2 collapse.

Starting from Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister of Transport, Mr. Surachet Laopoolsuk, Governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), Mr. Apirat Chaiwongnoi, Director-General of the Department of Highways, to the EXAT’s consulting engineers who are responsible for managing the project and overseeing the construction, the superviso

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