...[The] Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)...[has asked] political parties to come up with a policy...of protecting traditional traders...Yuttana Kanchanawongchai, [a] TCC Board member said...the impact is first felt by local grocers, then small suppliers...More than 60 per cent of grocery shops nationwide have been forced to close in the past five years..."Not only in big cities, the super-centres like Tesco Lotus are now reaching districts and even tambons..." ...Saree Ongsomwang, secretary-general of the Foundation for Consumers, said her organisation strongly supported the TCC's idea. "...It is the government's role to set rules to enable fair trade for all, including traders and consumers as well as farmers who supply agricultural products to the market," she said.