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Travel warning: meningococcal disease reported in UK
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» The Department of Disease Control has warned Thais travelling to the UK that an outbreak of meningococcal disease, a rare and severe bacterial infection, has been reported in students at schools and universities in England.
Diesel shortages hit provinces, pumps dry
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» Fuel shortages, particularly diesel, have intensified across several provinces, with long queues forming at petrol stations, supplies running out within hours and motorists left waiting without certainty of refuelling.
Poll: Doubts over oil reserves, Songkran travel at risk
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» A sizeable share of Thais lack confidence that the country’s oil reserves will last the promised 98 days or that the government can secure additional supplies, and some will cancel Songkran travel plans if the crunch persists, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Activist demands DPM's exit from govt oil supply task force
News, Published on 22/03/2026
» Activist Srisuwan Janya has asked Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to remove Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn from the government's emergency oil supply task force, alleging conflicts of interest amid a worsening nationwide fuel shortage.
Freight and farms suffer fuel blows
News, Published on 22/03/2026
» Fuel shortages are disrupting farms and freight across Thailand, threatening harvests and supply chains as the government rolls out emergency measures to stabilise supplies.
News bulletins are going 'off-ramp'
Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/03/2026
» An expression that is being used with increasing frequency in recent news reports, particularly concerning the goings on in the Middle East, is "off-ramp". Switch on the TV and it won't be long before a "talking head" will be authoritatively discussing "off-ramp" opportunities.
Unexploded ammo complicates firefighting in Ubon Ratchathani
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» Wildfire has destroyed at least 2,000 rai of forest on a mountain in Pha Luang Waterfall Forest Park in Ubon Ratchathani, where park rangers are working under the threat of unexploded ammunition in the area.
Fuel shortage thinning Suvarnabhumi taxi ranks
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» A fuel shortage is severely disrupting taxi services at Suvarnabhumi Airport, with large SUV taxis gradually suspending operations and only about 2,500 vehicles currently in active service, out of a fleet estimated at more than 5,000, operators say.
Tourism meets culture
News, Published on 21/03/2026
» A proposal to merge Thailand's culture and tourism portfolios to strengthen the country's cultural "soft power" could boost high-value tourism, but bureaucratic reform and greater private-sector involvement will be crucial for the strategy to succeed, according to a former tourism minister.
Opposition targets govt over energy crisis
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/03/2026
» The opposition is gearing up to question the government over the energy crisis and propose measures to cushion the impact amid rising concerns, said People's Party list-MP and spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu.