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Chatuchak Market traders petition Bangkok to cancel unfair contract

Chatuchak Market traders gathered at Bangkok City Hall (Mao Swing) to submit a letter to the Governor of Bangkok, calling for the cancellation of the unfair new 2024 contract and an increase in rent. causing merchants to have increased expenses It also does not help promote sales in the shop stalls. which is inside the market, which Mr. Mana, representative of the Chatuchak Market Merchant Service Cooperative, said that the merchant group does not agree with the announcement about Night market on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights Within the Chatuchak Market area Because they are worried that tourists will come to shop during the night. to the point where daytime traders were unable to sell goods It also brings the parking lot to open up the night market's sales area. Including bringing traffic surfaces for outsiders and foreigners to trade. Therefore, I would like to request that Bangkok proceeds as follows . Suspend the 2024 contract and return to using the 2019 contract content to alleviate the sufferin g of the people and traders at Chatuchak Market. Cancel the announcement to seize the road surface for outsiders and foreigners to trade until Chatuchak Market will become Rong Kluea Market 2. Stop managing the market in favor of interest groups. Capitalist and neighboring buildings Chatuchak Weekend Market engages in trading, but pushes and announces loudly on the phone lines for users to park in nearby private buildings, causing doubts as to whether there is a benefit to capitalists in the surrounding area or not? Accelerate debt repayment of State Railway of Thailand Do not allow the people and traders at Chatuchak Market to become defendants of society later. Stop using people and traders at Chatuchak Market as hostages . By Mrs. Orakanya Bunyamanhat, Director of the Complaints Division. Office of the Secretary to the Governor of Bangkok Is the person who came to receive the complaint letter Source: Thai News Agency