BANGKOK ( Withheld ): Thailand may introduce zoning legal guidelines to rein in foreign-owned supermarkets which would possibly be edging out their local Thai opponents, officers stated Tuesday. Government spokesman Kuthep Saikrajang mentioned the cupboard was contemplating taking motion after reports that competition from worldwide hypermarkets corresponding to Tesco Lotus and Carrefour is choking old school (high-priced) local Thai retailers. Kuthep said the flashy chain stores claimed as much as 40 percent of the market share for groceries and were prone to expand further, with an average of 70,000 to eighty,000 Thais availing themselves of the higher costs in these shops day by day. Fill in the blanks displaying the robust place foreign-owned supermarkets maintain in Thailand have brought on a stir in the government as native shops that produce their very own goods or sell inferior, off-brand products are clearly having hassle competing. But Kuthep noted the proposals to introduce laws limiting the growth of efficient, bargain-priced worldwide grocery chains with ample