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The Commerce Ministry’s Internal Trade Department has ordered all its offices throughout the Kingdom to monitor the sale of goods at railway stations and airports during the coming New Year holidays to prevent unjustified price increases, said Boonyarit Kalayanamit, director-general of the department. 

Merchants who have not put a price tag in place will be fined Bt10,000, and those who sell products for more than the actual price will be subject to a fine of Bt140,000 or seven years in jail, or both.

“The department has opened a centre at Mo Chit 2 bus terminal where people who have been taken advantage of by merchants to make complaints. They will be also be able to make complaints at call centre 1569,” he said.

 

Huawei backs Thai goal 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha met with Huawei deputy chairman and rotating CEO Ken Hu in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss how Thailand can develop its “digital economy”.

Prayut praised Huawei’s technological strengths and the contributions it has made to the development of Thailand’s communications industry, according to the Chinese company. 

“Thailand is building a digital economy,” Prayut said. “We’d like to invite Huawei to participate in this initiative as a major investor and ICT [information and communications technology] vendor. We believe that Huawei can act as an adviser as we build a digital economy and assist us with talent cultivation and knowledge transfer, and thus jointly transform Thailand into an ICT hub in Southeast Asia.”

Hu thanked Prayut for recognising Huawei’s contributions to Thailand’s development. 

“The prime minister shows tremendous foresight in the proposal to develop Thailand into a digital economy,” he said. “Huawei is ready and eager to respond to the prime minister’s call, and will continue to help the Thai government implement its reform towards a digital economy and cultivate more ICT professionals for local communities.”

Huawei has operated in Thailand for 15 years and has cooperated extensively with local mainstream telecom operators, governments, and industry customers. The company says it is also committed to contributing to local socio-economic development. Over the years, the company has trained more than 10,000 technical professionals and created nearly 5,000 jobs,