Thailand orders six-month freeze on digital-platform commission rates
By Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj ( September 7, 2026, 09:05 GMT | Insight) -- Thailand’s competition regulator has ordered six major digital platforms — Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, Grab, LINE MAN and Bolt — to freeze merchant commission rates for six months while it examines how the fees are calculated. The binding order comes as the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand scrutinizes repeated fee increases and considers additional rules requiring greater transparency over platform fees and commercial terms.Thailand’s competition regulator has ordered six major digital platforms to freeze the commission rates they charge merchants for six months while it examines how the fees are calculated....
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