Bangkok's new Skytrain, a mere 23-km system, is already credited with improving traffic by about 4%.

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Scores of budget and luxury Oishi restaurant variations in Bangkok and elsewhere followed in the next four years, as well as Oishi Delivery, Oishi Skytrain kiosks and a chain of bakery cafes.

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