Was there today and it was very busy..There seemed to be a lot of buying. Went a couple of weekends ago to the Weekend market and only about 50% of the vendors where there but heard past weekend was much better. Not very crowded but did have people buying.
As far as SRT debt Chatuchuk and other lands they have markets on ,is just some extra cash the have to spend around as tribute. Past couple of months with vendors not paying rent , the Chatuchak operators could not send it upstairs.
The real debt is a trap set by their B&RI (china) friends.