Thailand’s Transport Ministry said on Friday (January 16, 2026) it had ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 projects involving Italian-Thai Development, plus all large-scale projects that the Ministry is overseeing, to allow for safety inspections following two fatal accidents this week.
Cars drive next to a collapsed crane that crushed two vehicles during construction of an elevated highway in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand, January 15, 2026. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Published – January 16, 2026 02:44 pm IST