The Ministry of Commerce officially launched the convoy of “mobile market trucks” piloted in Nakhon Pathom, delivering 14 essential items at low prices directly to homes, aiming to ease the cost of living for citizens and offering back-to-school promotions.
The Ministry of Commerce continues its efforts to ease living costs. Recently, it kicked off the deployment of “mobile market trucks” distributing affordable goods to communities, starting in Nakhon Pathom. Officials also inspected readiness for the “Thai Help Thai” campaign during the school opening season, aiming to stimulate the grassroots economy and provide broad public assistance.
Captain Chakra Yodmanee, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, revealed that following the government’s launch of the “Thai Help Thai: Reducing Living Costs - Commerce’s Mobile Market Trucks Lower Prices to Help People” project, on 12 May 2026, the official launch day for the mobile market trucks nationwide was 15 May 2026. The Ministry of Commerce collaborated with the Governor of Nakhon Pathom to dispatch the trucks at Sam Phran District as one of the project’s starting points.
This project brings 14 essential consumer goods directly into communities at special prices. Examples of participating products include
Initially, the mobile market trucks will cover all 16 subdistricts within Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province.
The Deputy Permanent Secretary explained that distributing goods via “mobile market trucks” builds on the traditional Thai lifestyle familiar with itinerant vendors, adapting it as a government tool to provide convenience, especially in remote areas. This enables easier access to affordable products beyond main distribution channels such as wholesale and retail outlets, district offices (every Friday in May 2026), and post offices.
In addition to launching the mobile trucks, the Ministry visited “Thai Help Thai” sales points at Sam Phran District Office and Nakhon Pathom Provincial Government Center, where products from community entrepreneurs (SMEs) and local agricultural produce like durian, coconut, pomelo, and guava were sold to increase income channels for farmers directly.
At the same time, officials monitored the “Back to School 2026” project at retail outlets in Nakhon Pathom, which featured promotions on school uniforms and supplies from the Teachers’ Council of Thailand’s Office of the Teachers’ Council (Suksapan). These efforts aim to relieve parents' financial burdens during the school opening, attracting strong public interest in purchasing.
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