Thanks guys, I appreciate all of the insight and links. It does seem that use of BTC in Thailand is certainly gaining popularity.

My guess is that it has something to do with all of the new region specific business that allow the average user in Thailand the opportunity to easily buy sell RBT/BTC - aka ever since Q4 2014 - Q1 2015 three exchanges appeared, multiple atms, and mobile-phone BTC top-up (serviceshttps://bitcoin.co.th/topup/) on the scene.