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Thailand special: The Commons & The Decorum

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12 July 2023

Episode 605

30 minutes


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Monocle’s Asia editor, James Chambers, joins Tom Edwards from Bangkok for a Thailand-themed special episode. We met the founder of The Commons – a mall-cum-community centre – and the man behind local menswear brand The Decorum.

12 July 2023

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Thailand’s economic recovery

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With an economy geared around international tourism, the country was particularly hard-hit by the pandemic. How are businesses there recovering? Monocle’s Asia Editor James Chambers reports from Bangkok.

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Thailand’s economic recovery

Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

The Commons

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Vicharee Vichit-Vadakan is the founder of the Bangkok mall-cum-community centre. She explains how she built this vibrant family business on the back of some typical Bangkok entrepreneurial hustle.

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Chapter 3

9 minutes


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Chapter 3

The Decorum

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Co-founder Guy Ridhiprasart explains why he made the move into malls and how Japanese style has shaped his approach to brand-building across the region.

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The Decorum

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