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Vendors warned not to hike prices.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Phusadee Arunmas

Oct. 1--The Internal Trade Department has threatened to take legal action against owners and operators of fresh markets and supermarkets if they allow vendors to charge inflated prices for vegetables during the vegetarian festival.

The warning was made after the department found that vegetable prices had risen 25-50 percent in the runup to this year's festival which takes place on Oct 3-11.

Deputy Commerce Minister Preecha Laohapongchana yesterday told 50 operators of supermarkets and wet markets in Greater Bangkok to closely monitor the prices of vegetables and ingredients sold at their outlets to prevent vendors from ...

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