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Service payments for online deliveries and over-the-counter bill payments will be added to the Commerce Ministry’s price control list soon in order to protect consumers.
Deputy Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijira-wong said the ministry would propose the addition of the two services, reflecting the need for fair treatment with the growth in these services.
 So far, 45 goods and services have been placed on the ministry’s price control list. Of these, 42 items are goods such as milk, cooking oil and rice; the other three are services.
The minister said that rises in oil prices and the minimum wage should not cause significantly higher goods prices, suggesting price rises of only Bt0.01 to Bt0.08 per item. 
Prices for cooked food would rise the most, but by only Bt0.2 per item. Enterprises should limit any increases in the cost of goods and services this year, the minister said.—The Nation

SK LEADS WORLD IN ATMS PER CAPITA

South Korea has 278 automated teller machines per 100,000 population, which is the highest in the world. 
According to the World Bank’s last count, Australia is second among the top 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the most ATMs per capita. It had 164 ATMs per 100,000 people in 2015. 
Third is Japan with 127 and fourth is Brunei with 77. Singapore has 60 ATMs per 100,000 population. Thailand had 113 in 2015.
China had 76 in 2015, according to the World Bank, but the latest data from the International Monetary Fund show that China has 254 ATM cash machines per 100,000 people. - Asia News Network