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  1. Rolo89
    A shame, leaves the others with more power in the market. Which is what they want and then can increase prices.
  2. Rolo89
    I'm more concerned about the safety of the thousands of high rises that are being left to those with vested interests to check if they're safe!
  3. Rolo89
    Yes it's very worrying all the buildings they've declared are perfectly safe from a quick check. There could be another earthqake at any time and these already weakened buildings might not fare so well.
  4. Rolo89
    It really isn't there could be a stronger, longer earthquake that hits the area at any time. If this happened during monsoon with a high water table the damage done to BKK could be so much worse. Condo sellers would tell you otherwise.
  5. Rolo89
    No. There can be a closer, longer and stronger earthquake hit BKK. If this is during monsoon could be really really bad for BKK. The other day was just a taster.
  6. Rolo89
    There could be a strong earthquake that levels most of BKK tomorrow with it being built on jelly. Or it could be in 300 years. No one knows.
  7. Rolo89
    Admitting 1% of checked buildings are unsafe and could collapse is huge. I wonder how many of the 200 they've deemed at amber risk are actually red and how many of 31'000 safe actually have no structural damage. Private companies would supress disclosing the real state of their buildings.
  8. Rolo89
    The assurance is to their shareholders, this has exposed just how risky bangkoks soft soil is from earthquakes over a thousand km away. Lets see how much high rise condos can sell for in the next few months and how much owners have to pay to fix the damage from the minor earthquake this time.
  9. Rolo89
    Sends alarm bells ringing. How can they have started on structural repairs from the day of the earthquake? These things need to be invesigated properly and a proper assessment would take place about a week after the event rather than right away.
  10. Rolo89
    Many are moving out of their high rises. Don't think this will be forgotten about and moved on from quickly. Lots have woken up to Bangkok is built on jelly and is very suspectable to earquakes far away.
  11. Rolo89
    Friends building has 5 out of 6 lifts closed due to damage, but the whole building has been signed off as perfectly safe in rapid time by an unnamed engineer. Said friend is staying away and wont stay in his flat on the 38th floor!
  12. Rolo89
    yes the building code since 2007 was supposted to mean there wouldn't be much damage at all with an earthquake like this, it was strengthened in 2021. Only a fool would buy a new condo now without having an independant assesment on the building.
  13. Rolo89
    Or the same earthquake 1000km miles away during the monsoon with the soft soil wet could distroy it. Tokyo was always called the city waiting to die, however that can withstand long powerful earthquake. Bangkok could be destroyed by a short one far away.
  14. Rolo89
    If even 10% of the buildings with significant damage are high rise condos then that's a huge problem for the Thai economy. They were already too expensive, if they're too expensive and poorly build it will be dire. The next earthquake could be 1 month away or 30 years away. Could cause so much more damage during the monsoon with the soft soil.
  15. Rolo89
    BKK building do need to be up to earquake spec - that's why in 2007 buildings were required to meet earthquake specs! It's soft ground and near earthquake zones.

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