Chinese Developer Under Scrutiny Over Bangkok Tower Quake Collapse

At least 20 people died when this 30-story skyscraper, still under construction by Chinese contractors, collapsed after a 7.7 earthquake shook Bangkok on March 28, 2025.

By Sally Jensen and Chayanit Itthipongmaetee

A Chinese construction company is facing questions over the deadly collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper — the only major building in the capital to fall in a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people in Thailand and neighboring Myanmar.

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