Supamas signs 2 MOUs to upgrade OCPB and promote Trusted SMEs

Matichon•Politics•10d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister Supamas Isaraphakdi presided over the signing of two MOUs to enhance consumer protection and support honest SMEs.

•Supamas Isaraphakdi presided over the signing of two MOUs on September 10 at Centara Life Government Complex Hotel and Convention Centre, Bangkok.
•The first MOU focuses on responsible advertising by influencers in collaboration with five advertising networks.
•The second MOU focuses on upgrading a fair market for consumers and honest SMEs with the Small and Medium Enterprises Council of Thailand.
•The initiative aims to prevent exaggerated advertising and lack of transparency in trading.

Overview

•On September 10, Supamas Isaraphakdi presided over the signing of two MOUs at Centara Life Government Complex Hotel and Convention Centre, Bangkok.
•Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister, emphasized the importance of protecting citizens from products and services and preventing exaggerated advertising.
•Supamas Isaraphakdi directed the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) to work proactively to prevent problems from advertising information.
•The OCPB and five advertising organizations signed an MOU on responsible advertising by influencers to ensure transparency and consumer rights.
•The OCPB and the Small and Medium Enterprises Council of Thailand signed an MOU to develop a 'Trusted SMEs' certification system.
•The influencer MOU requires creators to clearly disclose commercial objectives and present factual information without exaggeration.
•The SME MOU includes developing fast and fair dispute resolution mechanisms and providing legal training manuals for small entrepreneurs.
•Supamas Isaraphakdi stated she will push for these collaborations to yield practical results for consumer protection and the growth of honest businesses.

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Key Quotes

Supamas Isaraphakdi

"Entrepreneurs must know how to do things correctly; OCPB must provide knowledge and help them implement it in practice, while consumers must have convenient and fair access to problem resolution."

ผู้ประกอบการต้องรู้ว่าทำอย่างไรจึงจะถูกต้อง สคบ. ต้องเข้าไปให้ความรู้และช่วยให้เขานำไปใช้ได้จริง ขณะเดียวกัน ผู้บริโภคต้องเข้าถึงการแก้ไขปัญหาได้สะดวกและเป็นธรรม

Key Entities

Person

Supamas Isaraphakdi(ศุภมาส อิศรภักดี)

Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office overseeing the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB).

Supree Thongphet(สุปรีย์ ทองเพชร)

Chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprises Council of Thailand.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister who emphasized the prevention of exaggerated advertising and lack of transparency.

Organization

Office of the Consumer Protection Board(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการคุ้มครองผู้บริโภค)

The government agency responsible for consumer protection overseen by Supamas Isaraphakdi.

Small and Medium Enterprises Council of Thailand(สภาวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมไทย)

The organization that signed an MOU with the OCPB to upgrade a fair market for honest SMEs.

Place

Centara Life Government Complex Hotel and Convention Centre Chaeng Watthana(โรงแรมเซ็นทารา ไลฟ์ ศูนย์ราชการและคอนเวนชันเซ็นเตอร์ แจ้งวัฒนะ)

The location where the MOU signing ceremony took place on September 10.

Bangkok(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The city where the MOU signing ceremony was held.

Policy

Trusted SMEs

A certification system for reliable entrepreneurs developed through the MOU between OCPB and the Small and Medium Enterprises Council of Thailand.