Starbucks, a Us-based international coffee house chain, plans to open about 20 new outlets in Thailand this year, with the latest store opening at Ayutthaya City Park. Murray Daring, managing director of Starbucks Coffee (Thailand) said the expansion was in line with the company's ambition to triple the number of stores in the Kingdom within the next five years. Currently, Starbucks has 178 coffee houses in Thailand.