Thai investigators arrest China Railway exec over building collapse


BANGKOK: Thai authorities arrested Chuanling Zhang, the director of China Railway No.10 on Saturday (April 19) over investigations into the State Audit Office building collapse and are also on the hunt for three Thai nationals connected to the case.

Following the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)’s decision to classify the case involving China Railway No.10 (Thailand) Co, Ltd as a special case — after its 30-storey construction project for the building collapsed during last month’s earthquake — officials launched a large-scale investigation.

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