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A King Power duty-free shop at Macau International Airport. King Power began in 1989, with a license granted for Thailand's first downtown duty-free shop at Mahatun Plaza. [5] In 1995, King Power won the sole concession to operate duty-free shops at Don Mueang Airport, then Bangkok's main airport.
King Power – the largest duty-free retailer in Thailand, its duty-free shopping mall in Bangkok's central business district covers over 12,000 m 2, [13] and it has branches at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Thailand's other major airports. In 2015, King Power launched an online site selling duty-free and duty-paid items. [14]
Vichai was the founder and CEO of King Power, an operator of duty-free shops. [6] In December 2009, King Power received the royal warrant from King Bhumibol of Thailand in a ceremony attended by Vichai. [7] In October 2018, he was ranked by Forbes magazine as the 5th richest man in Thailand, reportedly worth US$4.9 billion. [8]
Srivaddhanaprabha is a Buddhist, and was ordained as a monk at the Thepsirin Buddhist Temple in Bangkok for a month in 2015. [9] Aiyawatt's grandfather, Wiwat Raksriaksorn (Chinese: 徐利明; pinyin: Xú Lìmíng) traces his roots at Zhao'an, Fujian, China. [10] Aiyawat's father Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was the founder of King Power. [11]
King Power – Thai duty-free store that used to operate on the sixth floor of Zone A. It closed in June 2006 to make way for the expansion of the ZEN department store (now Central Department Store). Major Cineplex – former cineplex boasting six screens and 24 bowling lanes.
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King Power Mahanakhon (Thai: คิง เพาเวอร์ มหานคร), formerly known as MahaNakhon (มหานคร), is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Silom/Sathon central business district of Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok is ranked 13th in the world in terms of the total number of skyscrapers. Bangkok experienced a building boom in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Thailand experienced rapid economic growth. However, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis left a visible scar on the city’s skyline with many unfinished or abandoned buildings.