PUBLISHED : 1 Oct 2024 at 18:09
Health and anti-money laundering officials, accompanied by local police, raided 10 Chinese-owned minimarts in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district after local businesses accused authorities of being slow in acting against contraband foreign goods flooding into the country.
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PUBLISHED : 1 Oct 2024 at 18:09
Health and anti-money laundering officials, accompanied by local police, raided 10 Chinese-owned minimarts in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district after local businesses accused authorities of being slow in acting against contraband foreign goods flooding into the country.
The Network for Thai Entrepreneur Protection’s complaint alleged the convenience stores were all selling smuggled consumer goods. This resulted in artificially low prices, which made it difficult for them to compete.
The network presented evidence showing these products lacked Thai language labelling and official certification by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as required by law.
Thanakrit Chit-areerat, vice minister of…