Siam Park Bangkok Co, an amusement and theme park operator, will allocate 3 billion baht to build a retail and entertainment project in Bangkok this year in a bid to expand its customer base. Noppagarn Luangamornlert, the company's deputy managing director, said the budget will be used to develop "Bangkok City", a retail and entertainment project on 70 rai of land near Siam Park City amusement and water park. Bangkok City is the brainchild of Chaiwat Luangamornlert, 79, who founded and managed Siam Park City over the past 37 years. Some 85% of customers at Siam Park City are Thais, while foreigners come from the Middle East, India, Russia, China and Taiwan. Teenage visitors at Siam Park City have recently doubled.

Source: Bangkok Post April 16, 2017 20:37 UTC