Chinese Executive Linked to Bangkok Building Collapse Arrested

Crews in Bangkok remove rubble from a building that collapsed on March 28, 2025 after a massive earthquake shook the region. The building was under construction by a Chinese company. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)

Thai authorities said they have arrested a Chinese executive at a company that was building a Bangkok skyscraper which collapsed in a major earthquake, leaving dozens dead.

The 30-storey tower was reduced to an immense pile of rubble when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighbouring Myanmar last month, killing 47 people at the construction site and leaving another 47 missing.

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