Chatuchak Weekend Market's lease from the State Railway ends December 2027 (the article says 2570 BE), and Or Tor Kor's ends late 2027 too. Bangkok has said it will hand Chatuchak back to the Railway, but BMA reportedly owes 1,338 million baht in unpaid rent. Stallholders fear rents will jump, as they did when the Railway ran Chatuchak in 2012 (3,157 baht per stall per month, versus 1,800 baht charged by BMA). If you rent a stall or shop in either market, plan for possible rent increases from 2028 and check your current contract terms. Sales are down sharply: traders report drops of 50-60%.