BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand may introduce zoning legal guidelines to rein in foreign-owned supermarkets which are edging out their local Thai competitors, officials mentioned Tuesday. Government spokesman Kuthep Saikrajang mentioned the cupboard was considering taking action after reviews that competition from international hypermarkets such as Tesco Lotus and Carrefour is choking old style (high-priced) native Thai shops. Kuthep mentioned the flashy chain stores claimed up to 40 percent of the market share for groceries and had been prone to expand additional, with a median of 70,000 to eighty,000 Thais availing themselves of the better costs in these retailers daily. Crazy showing the sturdy place foreign-owned supermarkets hold in Thailand have triggered a stir in the authorities as local shops that produce their very own goods or promote inferior, off-brand products are clearly having hassle competing. But Kuthep famous the proposals to introduce legislation limiting the growth of environment friendly, bargain-priced worldwide grocery chains with ample