Article: Big C opens store in troubled Pattani area of Thailand.

Byline: Wassana Nanuam

Oct. 28--PATTANI, Thailand -- Despite the heightened climate of unrest and violence, Big C Supercenter Plc sees good profit potential in the South of Thailand and has opened its first branch in the predominantly Muslim region.

Yesterday, the company held an opening ceremony for a 370-million-baht hypermarket in Pattani. Some 500 local residents attended the event including the chairman of the Islamic Committee of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat provinces.

Prapan Iamrungroj, vice-chairman of the company's business development division, said that even though violent attacks were taking place in Pattani on a daily basis, Big C ...

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