Thai Tycoon Facing Criminal Charge in Tower Collapse Surrenders
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A Thai construction tycoon and about a dozen others facing charges of criminal negligence leading to the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper during a March earthquake surrendered to the police.
Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai Development Pcl, which was the main contractor of the under-construction 30-story building, reported to police on Friday, a day after a court issued arrest warrants against 17 executives, engineers, designers and supervisors.