Pak Khlong Talat gets B400m facelift

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Published: 24 Sep 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

The Marketing Organisation (MO), a state enterprise under the Interior Ministry, is modernising itself by giving new looks to markets under its supervision, including Pak Khlong Talat, a wet market in Bangkok famous for fresh-flower and produce wholesaling.

An artist’s conception of the new Pak Khlong Talat, with a 300-metre walkway.

The move aims to increase the efficiency of the low-profile 59-year-old organisation, of which roles and mission are not very well-known to the public, and to cope with changes once the Asean Economic Community is formed in 2015, said director-general Titus Sukasard.

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mrsdonesh
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Discussion 2 : 24 Sep 2012 at 15.432
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Lovely old flower market that needs a little bit of an upgrade. B8000 is a rip off. Make sub-letting illegal and it will kill the rort. Dis#1 you missed the point. MO charges B600 and owners of the lease sub-let for big profits. Good earnings for the exclusive few. If you own a lease you have to work it, not sub-let it, that should straighten that out.
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Discussion 1 : 24 Sep 2012 at 09.591
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A lot of markets could do with a bit of a revamp to make them a bit more hygienic and a bit less of an eyesore. Concerning the rent then it should reflect the cost, so that necessary maintenance can be carried out in a timely manner. If people aare willing to pay 8,000THB/month for a stall then why only charge 2,000 THB/ month, the difference goes down the wrong pockets then.
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