Kai Sonsing, 52, a seafood trader at the Phu Khu market in tambon Moung Jed Ton, said trade used to flourish when the market was open only on Saturdays. The market later expanded to daily operation after the border checkpoint was upgraded to a permanent trading channel. Business is slow at the Phu Khu border market in Uttaradit as Lao traders and customers are staying away. He said vehicle fees and import duties had been doubled, resulting in people deserting Phu Khu and shopping instead at other markets at "informal" border crossing points. He said traders in the market want local authorities to help negotiate with their Lao counterparts before this market is forced to close.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2017 10:18 UTC