BANGKOK ¨C In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn ¡ª several with hefty discounts ¡ª in honor of Thailand¡¯s late former queen.
Rows of black T-shirts at a small stall hang near a banner reading ¡°black shirts 40 baht¡± ¡ª a fraction of the usual price of 200 to 500 baht ($6 to $15) ¡ª drawing a steady stream of shoppers.
¡°We sell at this price so all Thais can wear black to pay respect to the queen mother,¡± said the business¡¯s owner, Thanachote Siripadungdech, who launched the promotion shortly after the palace announced former Queen Sirikit¡¯s death.
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