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On Nut vendors face eviction as developer moves in

On Nut’s lively night market is the latest area to be targeted by developers, with hundreds of vendors being told they have just 11 days to clear out. The tenants said they were notified last Monday of of the deadline to vacate, which falls on Friday.

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Chonticha Sitthichote, owner of The Cocktail By Akrachai bar at the On Nut night market, said she would take a break from work following the eviction order, which would also force her 12 employees out...
“If I had known three months in advance, I would have had time to notify my customers and find a new site,” she said. “But it’s so sudden that I don’t even have a place to keep the equipment.”
Her bar, which has been open for five years, serves 300-400 customers from 5pm to midnight, she said. Some 80% of the customers are foreigners, most of whom are regulars.

The On Nut residential area is popular with expats who take advantage of the more affordable rental prices compared to those closer to the city centre.

The night market, located next to the On Nut BTS station, is well-known for its beer bars, live music and street food stalls, which sell everything from Thai food to sushi and burgers.

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The land located opposite Big C is owned by Ekmahakij Co, the developer of Century The Movie Plaza, a multiplex cinema anchoring a shopping mall near Victory Monument.