KWA Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Girlfriend is telling me about something on Thai news saying Chatuchak Market is to go bankrupt. Google could only find this: which indicates the same, but has anybody got any other info? Is it bankrupt, closed for good, bankruptcy protection, just Thai gossip or what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 dont know re the market but unlike the UK, thailand has two types of Brpt.. ( like US chapter 7 and 13) thai airways filed yesterday, basically to keep creditors at bay and try to restructure, in the Uk its different, if you go tits up, thats it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) How could it go bankrupt.....Almost every foot of the place is covered by vendors.....And the buildings are nothing fancy..... I will say the whole market has been under the watchful eye of speculators for a while now who would I am sure love to see it go bankrupt..... It is a very cool market..... Edited May 27, 2020 by fforest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 After doing some high level Google research 😉, Chatuchak is owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).Given the SRT is state owned, you'd think it would be safe 😁 but seems they have huge debts 100 billion baht🤯- source 14th April Bangkok Post https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1899165/new-srt-chief-vows-to-cut-debt With their revenues down owing to "events" is the state refusing to bail it out?? I'd be appalled to see it go, though the animal section needs closing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ULDV8 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Was there today and it was very busy..There seemed to be a lot of buying. Went a couple of weekends ago to the Weekend market and only about 50% of the vendors where there but heard past weekend was much better. Not very crowded but did have people buying. As far as SRT debt Chatuchuk and other lands they have markets on ,is just some extra cash the have to spend around as tribute. Past couple of months with vendors not paying rent , the Chatuchak operators could not send it upstairs. The real debt is a trap set by their B&RI (china) friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Been there a few times, I enjoy browsing markets. Though the animal section has another Wuhan all over it, nevermind the cruelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Great, it's an absolute dump. They would be better off planting more trees, flowers and making the area a real green space. That's what BKK needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Outdoor markets in the UK open up tomorrow, well, in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code_slayer_bkk Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 If true .. that is a shame .... The only place I have ever been in BKK that sells great bath towels .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I went once, it was packed and I was not there long. Wouldn't go back so if it disappears it doesn't affect me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tko Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 11:22 PM, fforest said: How could it go bankrupt.....Almost every foot of the place is covered by vendors.....And the buildings are nothing fancy..... I will say the whole market has been under the watchful eye of speculators for a while now who would I am sure love to see it go bankrupt..... It is a very cool market..... I've been there a few times, but I have to laugh at the term "cool" (yes, I understand the slang). It's a very interesting market but I was bathing in sweat by the end of my visits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Just came up on my Facebook newsfeed, the missus and me at Chatuchak 8 years ago. Hope it stays open, enjoy it, if a bit hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Only been once to a market in Bangkok. Had my wallet dipped from a zipped pocket in my cargo shorts. Had it returned two weeks later through a very roundabout route starting with a cleaner who found it in a rubbish bin. With the exception of cash, everything still in the wallet, including credit & bank cards and two brand new driving licences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code_slayer_bkk Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Krapow said: Just came up on my Facebook newsfeed, the missus and me at Chatuchak 8 years ago. Hope it stays open, enjoy it, if a bit hot. Also .. some pretty good f**king food stalls / small restaurants in there ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Went once in 99, hot as hell and we’d gone early! The wife tends to ask the stall holders where they get their supplies and then she goes direct to them if she’s buying a lot of one item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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