Thai construction tycoon among 17 people charged over fatal Bangkok tower collapse
Initial tests of materials gathered at the site in March indicated substandard steel among the wreckage structure, according to industry ministry officials.
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Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian Thai Development, arrived in a wheelchair at a police station in Bangkok on Friday. Pic: AP
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Rescuers working at the site of the tower block which collapsed in Bangkok in March. Pic: Reuters
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