Sudarat campaigns in Roi Et, pledging to combat corruption and reclaim 500 billion baht stolen annually back into the pockets of Thai citizens. She urges the Prime Minister to ban contractors involved in crane collapse incidents from accepting any government contracts.
On 16 Jan 2026 GMT+7, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, leader of the Thai Sang Thai Party (TST), visited Roi Et Province to meet with local residents and campaign from a parade vehicle amid a lively and warm atmosphere. She received overwhelming support from the local people. Four campaign rallies were held, attracting large crowds eager to hear the party’s policies.
Khunying Sudarat took the stage to emphasize that Thai people are robbed of more than 500 billion baht annually through corruption. She said this is the root cause of the economic downturn and increased poverty, despite the national budget growing every year to nearly 4 trillion baht. Instead of improving lives, these vast funds are stolen and used to enrich deeply corrupt politicians, rather than alleviating poverty among the people.
“I and the Thai Sang Thai Party volunteer to reclaim the 500 billion baht stolen from Thai people and return it to every Thai’s pocket. Anyone can claim to fight corruption—even deeply corrupt politicians or those who have never governed might say so, but whether they truly will is another matter. To succeed in fighting corruption, one must be incorruptible. I and the Thai Sang Thai team have proven ourselves. I have managed four key ministries, overseeing over one trillion baht of government budget without a single corruption case, and I know how to prevent corruption. I have experience handling difficult governance, understand the law, and know how to deal firmly with corrupt civil servants and politicians without fear, because Thai Sang Thai receives no funding from any tycoons, gray or black capital. Therefore, we boldly fight anyone who steals from the nation. Importantly, I have a strong political will to build honest politics and desire to see Thailand become transparent and seriously eliminate corruption. In my lifetime, I want to end this curse—not to pass it as a burden to our children, who deserve a better future in this country. Let it end with my generation.”
Khunying Sudarat reiterated the Thai Sang Thai Party’s commitment to help citizens escape poverty, clear debts, and achieve stable incomes, especially farmers facing ongoing issues with uncertain production costs, fluctuating product prices, and water shortages for agriculture—long-standing problems that have severely impacted people’s livelihoods.
If you have not yet decided which party to support, please consider Thai Sang Thai. Your vote will not be wasted or lost but will support a political party and serious workers who do not engage in corruption and have experience managing the government budget—your tax money—preventing it from being stolen and building a secure future for you and your descendants.
Khunying Sudarat also asked for the support of Roi Et residents for the three Thai Sang Thai candidates in the province: Mr. Prateep Soda for District 6, Mr. Chatchawan Paetayathai for District 7, and Mr. Naraek Kham Sanam for District 8. She emphasized that all candidates are hardworking and close to the communities, and once entrusted, they will not abandon the people.
Sudarat exposes major contractors responsible for multiple deaths among Thai citizens.
Earlier, Khunying Sudarat addressed the incidents of the elevated bridge collapse on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon Province and the high-speed rail construction accident in Sikhiu District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Although the Prime Minister has recently ordered contract cancellations with the contractors responsible for these serious accidents, Sudarat argued that the Prime Minister must not stop at reactive measures or merely blame the responsible agencies. The Prime Minister should demonstrate seriousness by chairing meetings that summon all relevant ministers to direct decisive action—especially establishing systems to punish irresponsible contractors whose negligence has cost lives and property—ensuring that companies previously responsible for such grave errors are permanently barred from bidding on or receiving government projects in the future.
Investigations revealed a troubling fact: despite these companies causing tragic incidents, they have continuously received government contracts worth over 2 billion baht, particularly for high-risk public buildings such as schools, hospitals, and airports. Substandard construction in these facilities poses significant risks to public safety. These contractors are linked to multiple serious accidents, from the collapse of the State Audit Office building, which killed nearly 100 people, to the high-speed rail structure collapse that caused over 30 deaths. These recurring contractors, long involved in government projects, have yet to be blacklisted officially. Nearly a year after the State Audit Office tragedy, the process of submitting these companies for blacklisting to the Comptroller General’s Department has been delayed.
Demanding the Prime Minister to go beyond canceling two contracts, Sudarat insists these companies must be banned from all government projects without exception.
Khunying Sudarat continued that, according to Section 109 of the procurement regulations, once the contracting agency becomes aware of damage caused by a contractor, it must promptly submit the case to the Comptroller General’s Department for blacklisting or downgrading to disqualify the contractor from bidding. However, authorities have neglected full law enforcement, raising questions about the negligence of responsible ministers—from the tenure of Mr. Suriya Jungrungreangkit to Mr. Pipat Ratchakitprakarn—who allowed these issues to fade without systematically blacklisting shoddy contractors. This negligence has led to repeated tragedies. Therefore, even though the Prime Minister has started to take action against companies in recent cases, this must not be a temporary fix. Overall, the Prime Minister should order a thorough review of contracts worth over 2 billion baht held by these companies to ensure safety and bring all wrongdoers to justice to prevent future losses.