A day after tremors, Bangkok malls to open as usual on Saturday

Shopping malls in Bangkok Metropolitan area resume their services as usual on Saturday after the 8.2-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on Friday afternoon caused several buildings in the Thai capital to feel the tremors.

Following the quake, several large shopping malls were closed while customers were evacuated to ensure their safety.

Siam Paragon issued a statement on Saturday that it has conducted a thorough inspection to ensure the mall building is in a safe condition and ready to reopen. The shopping complex in Pathumwan district will open as usual at noon on Saturday, the operator said.

MBK Public Company Limited also informed its customers that four of its malls: MBK Center, Paradise Park, The Nine Center Rama 9, and The Nine Center Tiwanon, will open as usual on Saturday.

The company added that its inspection teams found the four malls in a stable and strong condition.

Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN) announced that all Central shopping malls across Thailand would resume normal operations on Saturday.

“We have conducted thorough inspections of our buildings and safety systems. Our shopping malls are designed and constructed according to engineering standards to ensure the safety of customers and building users,” CPN said.

The company said their engineers were still inspecting office buildings at CentralWorld, Ladprao, Rama 9, Chaengwattana, Pinklao, and Marche. Further updates on the reopening dates for these locations will be provided later.

The operator of ICONSIAM also stated: "After inviting engineers and experts to conduct a thorough inspection of all buildings, we have received confirmation that all ICONSIAM buildings are in a strong and safe condition."

ICONSIAM will open as usual on Saturday from 12:00 PM onwards, the operator said.