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Fuel shortages persist despite adequate reserves
Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2026
» Fuel remains scarce at many service stations across Thailand, even though reserves are more than adequate, amid continuing problems with delivery bottlenecks and unusually high demand, officials said on Thursday.
Can we design universal access to compassion?
Published on 19/03/2026
» In the midst of a major war with global impacts, including tangible effects here in Thailand, it would seem ill-advised to devote an opinion piece to an incident easily be written off as just another case of tensions running high in Bangkok.
Call for urgent action to tackle rural oil shortage
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/03/2026
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has called on the government to intervene in support of oil middlemen, known locally as "jobbers", who are struggling to secure supplies from refineries, resulting in a shortage affecting industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as smaller filling stations not affiliated with major retail brands.
Fishermen mull axeing trips
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2026
» SONGKHLA: Fishing boats are gradually returning to shore and may suspend further operations as sharply rising diesel prices drive up costs, raising concerns over possible seafood price hikes and wider economic disruption.
Cambodia turns to Singapore and Malaysia for fuel
Published on 18/03/2026
» SINGAPORE - Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday, as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel availability globally.
Pump prices to rise from today
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/03/2026
» The government will let retail fuel prices rise gradually from today but will heavily subsidise the pump price of standard diesel.
Inspections into oil hoarding ordered
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/03/2026
» The permanent secretary for energy, Prasert Sinsukprasert, has ordered urgent inspections into suspected oil hoarding, warning that violators will face legal action.
Diesel crisis hits services, everyday life
News, Published on 18/03/2026
» Panic buying and distribution bottlenecks have triggered diesel shortages, disrupting essential services and daily life across several provinces.
Thai stocks surge as outlook brightens on Mideast war
Business, Boonsong Lipimas, Published on 18/03/2026
» Stock markets are increasingly pricing in a more positive outlook for the Middle East war following recent signals from the US and oil prices stabilising, while the Thai government has stepped up petrol supply to ensure fuel security.
Rising costs, empty tanks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2026
» As war between the US–Israel alliance and Iran escalates, the caretaker government's response -- limited to a few warnings, a recommendation for state officials to work from home, and, as usual, fuel subsidies from the State Oil Fund -- appears woefully inadequate.