SEA Games 33 in trouble again: Contractor wants to quit because the Organizing Committee broke its promise

(Dan Tri) - A contractor in Chonburi threatened to quit his job, in the context of the 33rd SEA Games Organizing Committee breaking its promise about payment deadline. Could this be one of the causes of the incidents in the past few days?

Thai newspaper Thairath reported that a contractor in Chonburi threatened to quit because the BTC was late in making payment as previously promised.

This is the contractor of a number of items at the competition venues at the 33rd SEA Games. However, the Thai media did not specify what items this contractor is constructing, and at what specific locations?

Contractor in Chonburi wants to quit because BTC broke its promise (Photo: Thairath).

Thairath informed: “The contractor at the SEA Games is preparing to stop work because he has not been paid as promised. This is another headache. Thailand, as the host of the 33rd SEA Games, continues to face troubles.”

Thailand's leading daily newspaper did not forget to quote this contractor: "At first, I was promised that the deposit would be paid on Monday (December 1), but it was delayed. Then, they promised me that the money would be transferred on December 4, but by the deadline I still had not seen the money transferred."

“To be honest, the work at the SEA Games is not clear. Although it is a big event, the contract signing, staff recruitment and payment processes are not clear,” the contractor added to Thairath.

Previously, on December 3, the U22 Vietnam players had to sing the National Anthem without music due to sound problems (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Thairath newspaper continued to inform: “Previously, the scriptwriter for the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games was abandoned, with 7 consecutive months without being paid. This is a warning to the congress's organizing committee.”

On the first day of competition of this year's Southeast Asian Games , incidents occurred consecutively, such as the National Anthem right before the match between U22 Vietnam and U22 Laos had no music, the lighting at Rajamangala Stadium (in Bangkok) had problems, the Organizing Committee distributed tickets unreasonably, the tickets were distributed incorrectly compared to the actual tickets inside the competition venue...

This time, the contractor in Chonburi spoke up about the organizers breaking their promises and making late payments, partly revealing the messy preparations of the host country of the 33rd SEA Games. Chonburi is where the women's football event takes place, along with weightlifting, rowing, cycling, etc.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/sea-games-33-lai-gap-rac-roi-nha-thau-doi-bo-viec-vi-ban-to-chuc-that-hua-20251204234146039.htm