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Govt ramps up shipping and aviation safeguards
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 31/03/2026
» Thailand has stepped up monitoring and contingency measures for shipping and aviation as tensions in the Middle East intensify, with authorities assisting Thai nationals and coordinating safe passage for commercial vessels affected by disruptions at key maritime chokepoints.
No guarantee on fuel price cap during Songkran
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 30/03/2026
» Uncertainty has emerged over whether fuel prices can be capped during next month's Songkran holiday as the Oil Fuel Fund has fallen into a 42-billion-baht deficit.
Diesel tax to drop by 1 baht per litre
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/03/2026
» The government is preparing to reduce the excise tax on diesel by one baht per litre, aiming to ease the rising cost burden on consumers, even though the move is expected to cost the state up to 2 billion baht per month.
8 Thais due home tomorrow
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/03/2026
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that eight Thai nationals evacuated from Iran are due to arrive home tomorrow, raising the total number of Thais assisted in leaving the Middle East since the latest conflict erupted there to 1,499.
List of price-controlled goods expanded
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/03/2026
» The Ministry of Commerce has announced a fresh set of measures to ease the cost of living, increasing the number of controlled goods to 71 and requiring prior approval for price increases on 21 products.
Shortages spur fuel reserve cut
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/03/2026
» The government has decided to lower the proportion of oil reserves to 1% in a bid to ease fuel shortages while expressing confidence that the fuel situation will stabilise within a week.
Thailand seeks Iran's help for safety of seafarers
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/03/2026
» Thailand has asked Iran to assist three Thai crew members aboard the Mayuree Naree and to ensure the safe passage of Thai merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz, amidst escalating conflict in the Middle East.
PM downplays fuel hoarding concern amid shortages
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/03/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed concerns about fuel hoarding, saying the shortages observed are due to rising consumption driven by public anxiety rather than illicit stockpiling.
Key goods put under strict price watch
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/03/2026
» The government will strictly control prices of 59 regulated product categories, mostly consumer goods, allowing increases only when justified and warning of tough action against violators, Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun said.
Through the fog of the Gulf war
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/03/2026
» While the fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran remains centred in the Middle East, the situation has raised wider concerns about stability, global energy and the risk of the confrontation expanding beyond the region.