PP MP slams 'incompetent' NBTC

Rukchanok Srinork, a People’s Party (PP) MP for Bangkok, has accused the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of “incompetence” and misspending after abandoning its plan to build a multi-billion-baht headquarters.

- CHAIRITH YONPIAM

The 2.6-billion-baht office building was supposed to be completed in 2022 but the construction contract has now been cancelled, said Ms Rukchanok, following the NBTC’s requests to change the building design. The NBTC said Covid-19 also stalled the work.

The design work began in 2013, and construction kicked off in 2019, she said.

Changing the design often results in higher costs, said the MP. Apart from the 2.6-billion-baht budget, an additional 100 million baht was spent on project design and supervision, Ms Rukchanok said.