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CNN
08-08-2025
- CNN
Thai tycoon and Chinese company charged over deadly Bangkok building collapse
Asia China EarthquakesFacebookTweetLink Follow Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including a construction tycoon and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of a building during a powerful earthquake, killing nearly a hundred workers. The partially built 30-story State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighboring Myanmar on March 28. At least 95 people were killed in the incident. The construction of the State Audit Office building was a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand's largest construction companies, and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a local unit of China's state-owned China Railway Group. Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai and an executive of China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, was formally charged along with 21 other suspects for breaching construction regulations and causing death through negligence, said Sakkasem Nisaiyok, a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General, in a statement on Thursday. Some other suspects have also been charged with forging engineering documents, the statement said. Italian-Thai Development did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Lawyers for other parties involved in the case, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, could not be reached for comment. Premchai along with 14 others denied all charges against them when they were arrested by police in May over the building collapse.
CNN
08-08-2025
- CNN
Thai tycoon and Chinese company charged over deadly Bangkok building collapse
Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including a construction tycoon and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of a building during a powerful earthquake, killing nearly a hundred workers. The partially built 30-story State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighboring Myanmar on March 28. At least 95 people were killed in the incident. The construction of the State Audit Office building was a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand's largest construction companies, and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a local unit of China's state-owned China Railway Group. Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian-Thai and an executive of China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, was formally charged along with 21 other suspects for breaching construction regulations and causing death through negligence, said Sakkasem Nisaiyok, a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General, in a statement on Thursday. Some other suspects have also been charged with forging engineering documents, the statement said. Italian-Thai Development did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Lawyers for other parties involved in the case, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, could not be reached for comment. Premchai along with 14 others denied all charges against them when they were arrested by police in May over the building collapse.
Bangkok Post
07-08-2025
- Bangkok Post
Prosecutors indict 23 in Bangkok building collapse
Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including the head or Italian-Thai Development Plc and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of the State Audit Office tower in Bangkok during the March 28 earthquake. The partially built 30-storey tower in Chatuchak district was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar on March 28. At least 95 people — almost all of them construction labourers — were killed in the incident. The construction of the SAO building was a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development (ITD) and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a local unit of the state-owned China Railway Group. Premchai Karnasuta, the president of ITD and an executive of China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, was formally charged along with 21 others for breaching construction regulations and causing death through negligence, said Sakkasem Nisaiyok, a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General. Some other suspects have also been charged with forging engineering documents, the statement said. Preliminary investigations have concluded that design and construction flaws led to the collapse of the building. ITD did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Lawyers for other parties involved in the case, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, could not be reached for comment. Mr Premchai along with 14 others denied all charges against them when they were arrested by police in May over the building collapse. Investigations are continuing into other aspects of the case, including alleged bidding collusion in which as many as 70 state officials could be implicated, according to the Department of Special Investigation.
AsiaOne
07-08-2025
- Business
- AsiaOne
Thai tycoon and Chinese company charged over deadly Bangkok building collapse, Asia News
BANGKOK — Thai prosecutors on Thursday (Aug 7) indicted 23 suspects including a construction tycoon and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of a building during a powerful earthquake, killing nearly a hundred workers. The partially built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar on March 28. At least 95 people were killed in the incident. The construction of the State Audit Office building was a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand's largest construction companies, and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a local unit of China's state-owned China Railway Group. Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian Thai and an executive of China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, was formally charged along with 21 other suspects for breaching construction regulations and causing death through negligence, said Sakkasem Nisaiyok, a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General, in a statement on Thursday. Some other suspects have also been charged with forging engineering documents, the statement said. Italian Thai Development did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Lawyers for other parties involved in the case, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, could not be reached for comment. Premchai along with 14 others denied all charges against them when they were arrested by police in May over the building collapse. [[nid:718093]]
Yahoo
07-08-2025
- Yahoo
Thai tycoon and Chinese company charged over deadly Bangkok building collapse
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai prosecutors on Thursday indicted 23 suspects including a construction tycoon and a Chinese state-owned firm for violations that led to the collapse of a building during a powerful earthquake, killing nearly a hundred workers. The partially built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar on March 28. At least 95 people were killed in the incident. The construction of the State Audit Office building was a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand's largest construction companies, and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, a local unit of China's state-owned China Railway Group. Premchai Karnasuta, president of Italian Thai and an executive of China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, was formally charged along with 21 other suspects for breaching construction regulations and causing death through negligence, said Sakkasem Nisaiyok, a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General, in a statement on Thursday. Some other suspects have also been charged with forging engineering documents, the statement said. Italian Thai Development did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Lawyers for other parties involved in the case, including China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd, could not be reached for comment. Premchai along with 14 others denied all charges against them when they were arrested by police in May over the building collapse.
