Thai watchdog had flagged concerns on building that collapsed in earthquake


BANGKOK: An anti-corruption watchdog had flagged irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed in an earthquake last week and killed at least 11 people, the head of the monitoring group told Reuters.

The government had threatened to cancel the project earlier this year because of delays, Mana Nimitmongkol (pic), president of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand, said on March 30.

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