Overview
- The six-week search operation at the collapsed Bangkok high-rise ended with 89 bodies recovered and seven individuals still missing.
- The building, meant to house the State Audit Office, was the only structure in Bangkok to fully collapse during the March 28 earthquake centered in Myanmar.
- Authorities are conducting forensic tests on human remains and will continue evidence collection at the site through the end of May.
- Investigations into the collapse have led to the arrest of a Chinese executive from China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group and three Thai shareholders over alleged nominee arrangements.
- Industry Minister Akanat Promphan revealed substandard steel rods supplied by Xin Ke Yuan Steel were used in the building, raising concerns over material quality and regulatory enforcement.