In Popular Culture
Pantip Plaza is featured in a hit song by Loso, "Pantip", which has a hook chorus, "Ja mai pai Pantip" ("จะไม่ไปพันธุ์ทิพย์" - "(I) will not go to Pantip") and is about a man dating a woman and taking her shopping at World Trade Center, MBK Center and Siam Square, but he refuses to take her to Pantip Plaza because of his ex-girlfriend works there. It is used in many government's advertising campaign to promote Anti-piracy issues in Thailand. Coordinates: 13°45′0″N 100°32′15″E / 13.75°N 100.5375°E / 13.75; 100.5375
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