Times have changed for Manasnan Benjarongchinda, a Chinese-Thai octogenarian known as Uncle Aood in the shanty town of Baan Khrua, in the heart of Bangkok ... an old street market once did.

Bangkok’s Chinatown has become the latest ... Visit Yaowarat and Sampeng (a famous open-air market) and you will find shops that are run by Chinese – some through Thai nominees – instead ...