Thailand: Private sector calls for standardised logistics
The private sector of Thailand will ask the Thai government to speed up introducing the same practices for logistics procedures nationwide that now exist in a patchwork applied differently across various provinces.
Inconsistent requirements by provinces caused confusion. (Photo: https://www.bangkokpost.com/)
Bangkok (VNA) - Theprivate sector of Thailand will ask the Thai government to speed up introducingthe same practices for logistics procedures nationwide that now exist in apatchwork applied differently across various provinces.
According to Suphan Mongkolsuthree, Chairman of the Federation ofThai Industries (FTI), the same practices nationwide are desperatelyneeded because each province or checkpoint has come up with differentrequirements.
Some provinces and checkpoints ask for invoices and goods purchase orders,while some require a certificate from the Fishery Department for fisheryproducts, he cited.
Thai PrimeMinister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced an emergency decree that came into forceon March 26 and runs through the end of April.
A nationwide curfew was later added, banning all people from leaving their homefrom 10pm to 4am, from April 3 until further notice.
The measures aimed to contain the spread of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Logistics activities, however, are still allowedto ensure a sufficient supply of goods.
Suphan said the mess is yet tocause a shortage of goods and food, but to facilitate logistics procedures andmake logistics and delivery services smoother, the government should announcethe same practices as soon as possible./.
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Inconsistent requirements by provinces caused confusion. (Photo: https://www.bangkokpost.com/)
