Atthawit urges SAO to claim damages for collapsed building

Thairath•Politics•11d ago

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Atthawit Suwannaphakdee pushes the State Audit Office to seek damages after tests revealed substandard IF steel in a collapsed building.

•On September 3, 2026, the Committee on Finance, Fiscal, Financial Institutions and Money Markets invited several agencies to provide evidence regarding a building collapse.
•The building belonging to the State Audit Office collapsed on March 28, 2025.
•The Thai Industrial Standards Institute found that some IF-type deformed bars used in the building failed to meet standards.
•Atthawit Suwannaphakdee urged the State Audit Office to claim damages from the constructor's insurance company.

•On March 28, 2025, a building belonging to the State Audit Office collapsed.
•On September 3, 2026, the Committee on Finance, Fiscal, Financial Institutions and Money Markets invited the State Audit Office, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to provide evidence.
•The Thai Industrial Standards Institute provided test results showing that some IF-type deformed bars used in the State Audit Office building were substandard.
•Atthawit Suwannaphakdee stated that the State Audit Office had not possessed this evidence for over a year.
•Atthawit Suwannaphakdee requested the State Audit Office to proceed with claiming damages and to follow up with the constructor's insurance company for compensation.
•The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation is tracking technical results regarding structural design and construction to assist the State Audit Office in claiming damages.
•Atthawit Suwannaphakdee affirmed that as a Member of Parliament, Atthawit Suwannaphakdee will do his best to ensure state funds are fairly recovered.

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Atthawit Suwannaphakdee(อรรถวิชช์ สุวรรณภักดี)

Vice Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Fiscal, Financial Institutions and Money Markets and a Member of Parliament.

Committee on Finance, Fiscal, Financial Institutions and Money Markets(คณะกรรมาธิการการเงิน การคลัง สถาบันการเงินและตลาดการเงิน)

A committee that called for evidence regarding the State Audit Office building collapse.

State Audit Office(สำนักงานการตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน)

The owner of the collapsed building and the agency urged to claim damages.

Thai Industrial Standards Institute(สำนักงานมาตรฐานผลิตภัณฑ์อุตสาหกรรม)

The agency that provided test results showing substandard IF steel.

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

The agency tracking technical results on structural design and construction to assist the State Audit Office.