Such practices, which unduly restrict consumer choice, are a breach of Sections 25 and 29 of the Trade Competition Act of 1999. According to Santichai Santawanpas, a member of the Trade Competition Board, the probe was done at the request of one unnamed competitor. Commerce Ministry mulls to take legal action against big market player for violating Trade Competition Law. The Trade Competition Board is set to file a lawsuit against the company after an investigation found it had been using these unfair trade practices. AMENDMENTS TO PREVENT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to submit draft amendments to the Trade Competition Act for cabinet approval tomorrow, according to Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, director-general of the Internal Trade Department.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2016 06:22 UTC