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Chaeng Watthana Government Complex (), or formally, the Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5 December, BE 2550 (2007) (), is a complex of Thai Government buildings on Chaeng Watthana Road, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Lak Si District,
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. The complex was built in commemoration of King
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's 80th birthday. The complex construction project started in 2005 under
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's regime and was completed in 2008. Its opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2010 by
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and Prince
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. The project cost 20,000 million
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. The of land on which the complex sits belongs to the Treasury Department,
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. The complex is administered by Dhanarak Asset Development (ธนารักษ์พัฒนาสินทรัพย์) or DAD, a
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attached to the Treasury Department. It was served by
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since 21 November 2023.


Structure

The complex is divided into three zones: Zone A (100 rai) and Zone B (197 rai) are for government buildings, and Zone C (152 rai) supports the growth of the complex itself. The governmental buildings in the complex are divided into two groups:


Ratchaburidirekrit Building

Building A (อาคารเอ), or formally, the Ratchaburidirekrit Building (อาคารราชบุรีดิเรกฤทธิ์; named for Prince Raphi Phatthanasak, Prince of Ratchaburi (1874–1920), whom some consider to be the "father of Thai law"), is in Zone A and includes the justice-related agencies: * Administrative Courts ** Central Administrative Court ** Office of Administrative Courts ** Supreme Administrative Court *
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* Courts of Justice ** Central Bankruptcy Court ** Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court ** Supreme Court of Justice ** Don Mueang Kwaeng Court * Office of the Attorney General


Ratthaprasatphakdi Building

Building B (อาคารบี), or formally, the Ratthaprasatphakdi Building (อาคารรัฐประศาสนภักดี), is in Zone B and is includes administrative agencies: * Independent agencies ** Office of
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** Office of
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** Office of Ombudsmen *
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** Bangkok Regional Revenue Office 9 ** Treasury Department *
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** Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) ** Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs (DVIFA) *
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**
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** Permanent Secretariat for Information and Communication Technology **
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(Public Organisation) *
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** Immigration Bureau ** Office of Forensic Science Police


Other buildings

Other buildings include the "Chaeng Watthana Centara Government Complex Hotel and Convention Centre", a hotel with a convention centre called "Wayuphak Hall".


References

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External links


Official website
Government buildings in Bangkok Government of Thailand Lak Si district