Bangkokians love shopping, Thais love shopping, expats in Thailand love shopping, tourists love shopping. And Bangkok is the world most visited city in 2013 with more than 17 milions tourists. read more
Because it's dense (so sprawling plazas or other big box stores like they have in bigger, less dense places, wouldn't work). And because it's hot (so you can stay in the air conditioned air). Singapore is good at malls; CapitaLand, for example, has a large footprint with multiple premier malls in 50 cities across China and Malaysia (Shopping Malls). read more