FILE PHOTO: Employees of Tesco Lotus shop online, wearing protective face masks prepare customers orders during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a Tesco Lotus supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's anti-monopoly watchdog warned food delivery platforms on Wednesday they could face fines for charging higher commissions as online food orders surge amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The announcement comes after malls and restaurants were ordered to close except for take-out orders in late March. Food delivery platforms have seen a spike in orders, with operators like Foodpanda seeing orders rise 20 times from a year ago.
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