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USTR notes progress but counterfeits persist at MBK Center

13 Sept 03:33 Key points summarised by AI

The USTR's 'Notorious Markets' report identifies Bangkok's MBK Center as Thailand's only physical market still actively engaged in selling counterfeit goods.
Despite significant enforcement efforts, including large-scale raids, seizures, and lease terminations by MBK management for intellectual property violations, counterfeit items have resurfaced in temporary stalls on higher floors.
Thailand achieved success in combating online counterfeiting, avoiding inclusion in the report's online notorious markets list due to increased efforts by authorities to secure agreements with major online platforms.
Thai authorities are actively collaborating with the USTR and MBK management to eradicate remaining covert counterfeit operations, aiming for Thailand's complete delisting in future reports.

Yesterday 12:56 Key points summarised by AI

President Macron condemned widespread rioting and looting during nationwide protests, blaming far-left activists and criminals for the "unrestrained violence" and vowing accountability for those who "sought to bring down the Republic."
Over 2,400 arrests were made as protests against rising living costs and poor school conditions escalated, causing extensive damage to public buildings and businesses in cities like Paris, Limoges (where City Hall burned), Marseille, and Lyon.
The unrest, which organizers hoped would revive the "yellow vest" movement, saw political leaders trade blame, with Macron instructing prefects to protect public buildings and potentially ban future protests to prevent further disorder.