Commerce Ministry provides flood relief and monitors goods prices

MGR Online•Economy•6d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Commerce is providing essential supplies and monitoring product prices in flood-affected provinces including Nan and Phayao.

•The Ministry of Commerce is delivering food, drinking water, and essential items to flood victims in Nan and Phayao provinces.
•Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Supajee Suthamphan ordered the Department of Internal Trade and provincial commerce offices to provide full assistance.
•Provincial commerce offices are instructed to monitor product quantities and prices to prevent price gouging and hoarding.
•The Ministry of Commerce is monitoring the flood situation in several other provinces including Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, and others.

Overview

•The Ministry of Commerce mobilized essential items, food, and drinking water for delivery to residents in Nan and Phayao provinces.
•Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Supajee Suthamphan expressed concern for people affected by floods, flash floods, and landslides in Nan and Phayao.
•The Ministry of Commerce directed the Department of Internal Trade and provincial commerce offices to coordinate with relevant agencies to alleviate public hardship.
•The Ministry of Commerce warned entrepreneurs against opportunistic price increases, hoarding, or refusing to sell goods.
•Provincial commerce offices in Nan and Phayao are surveying the need for essential goods to coordinate timely delivery.
•The Ministry of Commerce has ordered provincial commerce offices to monitor and report the situation in provinces such as Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and others.
•The Department of Internal Trade provides a hotline at 1569 for citizens to report unfair pricing or product shortages.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Commerce(กระทรวงพาณิชย์)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for providing essential goods and monitoring product prices in flood-hit areas.

Department of Internal Trade(กรมการค้าภายใน)

The agency ordered to care for and alleviate the hardships of people in flood-affected areas.

Provincial Commerce Office(สำนักงานพาณิชย์จังหวัด)

The local offices responsible for monitoring product prices, surveying needs, and supporting local administration.

Person

Jakra Yodmanee(ร.ต.จักรา ยอดมณี)

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

Supajee Suthamphan(นางศุภจี สุธรรมพันธุ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce.

Place

Nan(น่าน)

A province affected by floods, flash floods, and landslides, specifically in Pua, Tha Wang Pha, Wiang Sa, Phu Phiang, Santisuk, and Mueang Nan districts.

Phayao(พะเยา)ℹ️

A province experiencing overflowing riverbanks and flash floods in Pong district.

Sukhothai(สุโขทัย)