Guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 They just finished putting up the new lettering and the good old world trade shopping center is now called Central World Plaza. Since that's way too long a name for Thai's who like to shorten everything, it will be interesting to see if they stick with "world trade" or a new short name like "world plaza" for the place. But the good news is the outdoor beer garden is in full swing and should last through new years. There are large numbers of tables in areas for Heineken, Singha and Kloster all serving draft beer. Pitchers are 150 baht. Starting around 6pm, each has a live band and whole pigs roasting. Heineken even has a decent sized bar setup. But don't expect any BG's; you'll need to bring your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 happens every year this time of year - the beer garden setup I mean, whereas usually they don't change the name, which happened some time back as I guess WTC has joined the Central chain of malls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarisin Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I don't believe the Central World Plaza is associated in any way with the Central Group (which I think still has Big C across the street, but they may have dumped the Big C chains during the Thaitanic meltdown). BTW, Jessica Hahn of CNN did a nice interview with the big potato in charge of Central Group on This Week in Asia not too long ago. A real family operation. I heard the name change came mainly as a result of what happened to the WTC in NY. WTCs in a few other countries have recently undergone name changes for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Central did take over the WTC a few months back, and they still do have a controlling interest in Big C, Family Marts and also Robinson. The land that the WTC is on is Crown Property Bureau land, so that means leased only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I just assumed renaming WTC to central something would imply it now having joined that group, but hey I was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 so can you guys agree WTC has been renamed 'cos it was taken over by central or because of 9/11? any case pom michaels veersion sounds the most plausible I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarisin Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Pom Michael is right on all counts. I just did a little research (what I should have done in the first place instead of spouting off based on that interview I heard) and that Central Group is really into many things here in Bangkok and still has a major part of Big C (and Robinson's, and KFC, and Auntie Annie's, and....). I did hear about the change based on 9/11, but PM's version certainly makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Interesting they would change it coz of 911? Now all they gotta do is get rid of those people selling Osama Bin Ladin T-Shirts. Rug (In America of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Actually, Zen Department Store in the WTC has always been a Central Department Store. I never could figure out why they named just that one Zen and not any other of the Centrals, unless it was to somehow sound competitive with that Japanese store way on the other side. I don't know why the name change of the whole building now, but right after the 9/11 incident, there was some talk about renaming it; that was generally shrugged off, and I never heard anything else about it, so I find it difficult to believe it's because of that. Could it be that they finally realized how inappropriate the name was for that pathetic monstrosity? A more ridiculous building would be hard to find in Bangkok, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 And isn't Central owned by Siam bank? And Siam bank is owned by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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