Agricultural Products Market Organization (AOPM/อ.ต.ก.) is negotiating a 10-year lease extension with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) for a 35-rai property near Phahonyothin, with SRT demanding structural changes to office space and parking areas to accommodate Thailand's Office of the Attorney General's new building. Simultaneously, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration faces a 1.3-billion-baht debt and decision to either return the 68-rai Chatuchak Market to SRT or continue operations under new terms. AOPM vendors report sales collapsed 50–60% since COVID, complicating renewal urgency amid lease and rate uncertainty.
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