Independent estimates put the cost of replacing the existing chrysotile roof tiles at 365 billion baht ($9.98 billion). “If asbestos is banned in Thailand, then factories will be closed,” he ...

"It'll be a nice Christmas present," he said. The town of Asbestos thrived for over a century on the chrysotile asbestos manufactured at its open-pit mine. The mine suspended operations in 2011.

Testing by Canadian military experts in June 2022, reportedly found chrysotile asbestos ... that buildings with asbestos-containing roofs had been demolished and flooring "previously sampled ...