Bangkok Post : SUPERSTORES / FIVE-YEAR EXPANSION BAN URGED
Bangkok Post : General news: "More than 200 retailers yesterday petitioned Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to ban superstore expansions for five years until laws are written to create a level playing field. They gathered at the Royal Plaza to urge the government to task the National Legislative Assembly with amending retail business, commodity and trade competition regulations to help them survive as the giant chains aggressively expand.
Panthep Suleesatira, chairman of the Federation of Thai Retailers against Transnational Hypermarkets, said the protesters were forced to defy martial law, which prohibits political gatherings, to make their plight heard."
