Hong Kong's Development Bureau is launching a 12-month trial of heavy-duty drones, capable of carrying up to 150kg, to transport construction materials and perform maintenance tasks. The "Sandbox X" project aims to explore the safe application of emerging drone technology in real-world conditions, potentially reducing safety risks and costs for public projects.
A construction site manager in London wins a bet on a horse named Christmas Day after following a 1964 tip found in a time capsule in Crystal Palace Park.
Chas Corrigan has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 and a half years for the murder of Saudi student Mohammed Algasim in Cambridge, England. The unprovoked attack occurred after a verbal altercation, with Corrigan stabbing Algasim in the neck with a kitchen knife.
Republika Srpska expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the consecration of a Russian-Serb cathedral in Banja Luka, a project nearly complete and designed with Russian Orthodox Church involvement.
Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge.
A 15-year-old Chinese girl who has been suffering from a severe blood disorder most of her life is slowly recovering after receiving a transplant from her newborn brother. Xiaoyan from southern China’s Guangdong province is now only 140cm tall, and weighs just 25kg. She was diagnosed with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, at three months old. Her father, a construction worker, and her jobless mother did not arrange standard treatment for her except for regular blood transfusions. It was...
The remains of an Aboriginal person discovered during early construction works last month is returned to Rottnest Island for a cultural burial.
At least 9 tourists died after a cruise boat capsized at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Construction workers from a nearby Jaal Jeevan Mission project immediately jumped into the choppy waters, forming human chains and using ropes to rescue over a dozen passengers in the critical early minutes before professional rescuers arrived. Among the heroes was 22-year-old Ramzan from West Bengal who jumped from a 25-foot rocky ledge and saved 6 people. The state government announced Rs 51,000 cash reward for each rescuer.
New research reveals 89 per cent of construction workers have gambled in the past year — higher than the national average.
New research reveals 89 per cent of construction workers have gambled in the past year — higher than the national average.
An image of a construction worker smoking on bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong has triggered public backlash, with internet users citing safety concerns and comparing the act to the causes of major historical fires in the city.
