Chatuchak Market vendors protest eviction to make way for new venue


BANGKOK: Vendors around the clocktower at Chatuchak Market in Bangkok are protesting after being told they will be evicted to make way for landscaping work at the central landmark.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), which runs Chatuchak, confirmed that vendors at 529 stalls in section 30 of the market will not have their annual contracts renewed in October.

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