Panel voices concerns on digital trade gap

Thai consumers spent more than 138 billion baht on around 20 foreign digital platforms in the first half of 2026, raising concerns over the country's digital trade deficit and the share of revenue captured by overseas technology companies, says Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, a People's Party list-MP.

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