Bangkok police have wrapped up their investigation into the SAO building collapse with a top tycoon facing possible criminal charges.

Thailand first introduced seismic regulations on buildings in 1997. In 2007, new legislation specified that buildings higher than 15 metres (49ft) in high-risk areas like Bangkok must be built to ...

Premchai could not be reached for comment on Thursday. Thai business tycoon, Premchai Karnasuta, is chairman of Italian-Thai Development Plc, one of Thailand’s top construction firms.

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction, which collapsed after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025. Wason Wanichakorn—AP ...

Thailand Embraces Easing Stance as Trade War Ravages Growth Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed following an earthquake in Bangkok, on March 29.