Truly unimaginable: 'Beyond imagination' mall to open west of Bangkok

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Truly unimaginable: 'Beyond imagination' mall to open west of Bangkok
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est.

So while news of new Bangkok shopping mall “Central Westgate” comes as little surprise, its claim for the title of “Asia’s best regional mall” sounds relatively underwhelming.

Central Westgate will open just west of Bangkok in Nonthaburi next year. It’s designed to sit at a transit nexus where major roads and national highways connect.

To be located at the Bangyai intersection, the mall aims to serve travelers from the motorway, Kanchanaphisek and Rattanathibet roads, the MRT Purple Line, and a future expressway which will connect to Dawei, a major port in Myanmar. [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/10/01/truly-unimaginable-beyond-imagination-mall-open-west-bangkok


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-10-01

[loppylugs1]

Yes truly huge ,seem to be passing it for hours

[baboon]

I can imagine it..

[NeverSure]

A major port at Dawei? Where?

[JOC]

They can build as many malls as they want, Thailand still remains a third wolld country!!

[Cuchulainn]

Wouldn't it be good if there was an underground line directly to it from the city centre?

Sorry!! What the hell was I thinking!??

[lee b]

Do they really need another one ? If this carrys on it will turn into the likes of Dubai. Too many shopping malls that are empty.

[jaltsc]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

Edited October 1, 2014 by jaltsc

[daveAustin]

They can build as many malls as they want, Thailand still remains a third wolld country!!

[givenall]

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Do they really need another one ? If this carrys on it will turn into the likes of Dubai. Too many shopping malls that are empty.

Malls are good only saturay and sunday what about other days. seems all malls are empty during weekdays and only malls win and the rest of shops come and go

[thailiketoo]

A major port at Dawei? Where?

Unlike the Chinese ports, which are surrounded by underdeveloped hinterlands, Shinawatra's proposal for the Chennai-Dawei corridor will connect economically robust regions. As the crow flies from Chennai, Dawei is directly across on the other side of the Bay of Bengal.

http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/thai-pm-for-chennaidawei-corridor/904138/

[winstonc]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

unpaid....are you sure....

[Local Drunk]

It still thinks like a 3rd world country.

[thailiketoo]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

The agricultural sector produces 8.4 percent of the GDP

http://www.thephoenixcapitalgroup.com/thailands-gnp-year-to-year/

I doubt many rice farmers patronize malls in Bangkok.

[thailiketoo]

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Do they really need another one ? If this carrys on it will turn into the likes of Dubai. Too many shopping malls that are empty.

Malls are good only saturay and sunday what about other days. seems all malls are empty during weekdays and only malls win and the rest of shops come and go

38% of the people who visit malls like to go on weekends. This has been a constant in the business for years. The other 62% is split between the days of the week and nights. Although it may seem slow to you if you take 38 people and put them in a place for 2 days and 62 people and spread them out over 5 days and nights it seems less busy but they still do the majority of shopping. 38 divided by 2 as opposed to 62 divided by 5.

[thailiketoo]

It still thinks like a 3rd world country.

Ya right. http://www.centralembassy.com/

[aussieinthailand]

A major port at Dawei? Where?

Dawei is a deep water port in Myanmar, a friend has land there, she say's it's far more beautiful than Samui, hope to go there next year?

[Commerce]

Unimaginable is not a load more S&P, Macdonalds, sports shops, gold dealers, and crappy, expensive clothes.

The unimaginable is a mall serving roast beef and Yorkshire puds with OXO gravy, or chicken and PAXO every day. That's the unimaginable.

[BSJ]

Oh goody....another mall opening soon.

[jaltsc]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

The agricultural sector produces 8.4 percent of the GDP

http://www.thephoenixcapitalgroup.com/thailands-gnp-year-to-year/

I doubt many rice farmers patronize malls in Bangkok.

Obviously "Facetious" is not part of your vocabulary. Too bad. You are missing a lot of humor which everyday life provides.

[thailiketoo]

Unimaginable is not a load more S&P, Macdonalds, sports shops, gold dealers, and crappy, expensive clothes.

The unimaginable is a mall serving roast beef and Yorkshire puds with OXO gravy, or chicken and PAXO every day. That's the unimaginable.

The project will create more than 10,000 jobs when it is completed in 2015. It will also drive residential growth in Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district to exceed 150,000 units within five years from 50,000 units worth Bt150 billion currently, based on residential projects launched in this location.

Central Pattana is positioning CentralWestGate as a prototype super regional mall for Asia.

"We believe that this is a new lifestyle mall with more than 1,000 anchor stores and super-sized shops of both Thai and international brands,"

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/CentralWestGate-A-super-mall-in-the-making-30199000.html

How many jobs and stores would be attracted by Yorkshire pudding? Eggs, flour and milk ain't much of a culinary masterpiece is it?

[thailiketoo]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

The agricultural sector produces 8.4 percent of the GDP

http://www.thephoenixcapitalgroup.com/thailands-gnp-year-to-year/

I doubt many rice farmers patronize malls in Bangkok.

Obviously "Facetious" is not part of your vocabulary. Too bad. You are missing a lot of humor which everyday life provides.

Facetious "treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant." Was not indicated by your post.

[Apiwan2]

New central opening here tang duan ram intra .

Think central East.

The traffic is going to be murder.

[Sena Dave]

Good , thats not a million miles away from where I live

[Thai at Heart]

It still thinks like a 3rd world country.

Ya right. http://www.centralembassy.com/

Building bricks and mortar is hardly a single measure of progress is it. I wonder if the roads outside will be big enough to handle the crush?

[Commerce]

Unimaginable is not a load more S&P, Macdonalds, sports shops, gold dealers, and crappy, expensive clothes.

The unimaginable is a mall serving roast beef and Yorkshire puds with OXO gravy, or chicken and PAXO every day. That's the unimaginable.

The project will create more than 10,000 jobs when it is completed in 2015. It will also drive residential growth in Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district to exceed 150,000 units within five years from 50,000 units worth Bt150 billion currently, based on residential projects launched in this location.

Central Pattana is positioning CentralWestGate as a prototype super regional mall for Asia.

"We believe that this is a new lifestyle mall with more than 1,000 anchor stores and super-sized shops of both Thai and international brands,"

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/CentralWestGate-A-super-mall-in-the-making-30199000.html

How many jobs and stores would be attracted by Yorkshire pudding? Eggs, flour and milk ain't much of a culinary masterpiece is it?

Another sense of humour loss. Good Lord, you're a serious one aren't you. Your wife must be thrilled with your daily return from work! NOT.

[Commerce]

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Do they really need another one ? If this carrys on it will turn into the likes of Dubai. Too many shopping malls that are empty.

Malls are good only saturay and sunday what about other days. seems all malls are empty during weekdays and only malls win and the rest of shops come and go

38% of the people who visit malls like to go on weekends. This has been a constant in the business for years. The other 62% is split between the days of the week and nights. Although it may seem slow to you if you take 38 people and put them in a place for 2 days and 62 people and spread them out over 5 days and nights it seems less busy but they still do the majority of shopping. 38 divided by 2 as opposed to 62 divided by 5.

At weekends, in most malls, you'll possibly wake up and realise the average family has spent 5 or 6 hours enjoying the free air-con and wi-fi, and walks out with 200 Baht's worth of food, and goes to the market outside to buy meat and veg and necessities.

[ezzra]

Yeeeepppppeeee,,, now that's what Thailand need now.. another mega mall that sells the same

crap all the other malls are selling but in a different location... come one, come all to the silly mall...

[thhMan]

"With every new mall comes a new set of superlative claims: biggest, fanciest, luxurious-est."

I'm sure the unpaid rice farmers are jumping for joy .

The agricultural sector produces 8.4 percent of the GDP

http://www.thephoenixcapitalgroup.com/thailands-gnp-year-to-year/

I doubt many rice farmers patronize malls in Bangkok.

Obviously "Facetious" is not part of your vocabulary. Too bad. You are missing a lot of humor which everyday life provides.

Doesnt look like its yours either.. did you need to Google that word then copy and paste? By the way its taken over the rest of your font, it looks like that

[Ertiga]

It still thinks like a 3rd world country.

Ya right. http://www.centralembassy.com/

Got a real photo of the real shopping center and surrounding area instead of a depiction of an artist's dream?