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DIT boss calls it quits
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020
Department of Internal Trade (DIT) director-general Wichai Pochanakit announced his resignation as a civil service official at 10.10am today (March 16) after he left a meeting at the Commerce Ministry.
Trade department chief, transferred over face masks scandal, considers quitting civil service
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020
The director-general of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT), Wichai Pochanakit, is considering resigning from civil service after being transferred by the premier to the Office of Prime Minister on Sunday (March 15).
PM transfers internal trade chief amid reports of face mask exports
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2020
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has transferred the director-general of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT), Wichai Pochanakit, to the Office of Prime Minister after rumours of hoarding of face masks amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Convenience stores banned from selling face masks to own staff
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has banned the staff of convenience stores from purchasing face masks in their place of work after some of them were found to be selling them.
Official called a liar for claiming no shortage of masks
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020
A Bangkok MP has called the director-general of the Department of Internal Trade a liar for claiming his agency had already distributed ample supplies of protective facemasks to stores.
Retailers overpricing face masks arrested
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Thirty-nine retailers have been arrested for selling sanitary face masks at prices higher than the standard price announced by the Central Committee for Prices of Goods and Services, the Department of Internal Trade said on Wednesday (February 27).
Permission needed for exports of face mask
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020
The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has stipulated that export of hygienic face masks exceeding 500 units per shipment would need permission from the department, said Wichai Pochanakit, the department’s director-general.
Smaller packets, lower prices
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019
Many small business owners have applied to the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) to reduce packet sizes and prices to help consumers who want to lower their expenses, DIT’s Deputy Director-General, Prayoth Benyasut said on Friday (December 13).
Mobile clinics help farmers overcome problems
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019
The Department of Agriculture Extension has announced it will organise four more mobile agricultural clinics to help farmers deal with a range of issues including pests and plant disease as well as climate change. More than 100,000 farmers used this service in 2019.
Blue Flag fairs in Northeast offer relief to flood victims
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2019
The Commerce Ministry is organising Blue Flag fairs in northeastern provinces affected by the Podul and Kajiki storms, enabling low-income people and farmers to buy cheap consumer goods in order to help reduce the cost of living.