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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.
Activists press PM on fuel, power relief
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/03/2026
» Fourteen civil society groups have petitioned Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, calling on the government to urgently cut fuel prices, freeze household gas prices, lower electricity tariffs and curb the cost of essential goods.
Energy woes 'will escalate'
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/03/2026
» Political figures from across Thailand's spectrum, along with consumer advocates, are urging the government to move beyond routine fuel-price management and prepare for a full-blown energy crisis.
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.
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.
Online shopping imports face full tax
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/01/2026
» Thailand yesterday began collecting taxes on all imported goods bought online, a move the government says will create "a level playing field" between local and imported cheap products.
PM tells northern governors to make air pollution fight a priority
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the governors of all provinces in northern Thailand to tackle seasonal air pollution, while signalling flexibility on work-from-home arrangements for government employees.
Borwornsak blames Hat Yai chaos on local management
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/11/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Borwornsak Uwanno has blamed local mismanagement for the Hat Yai floods, criticising municipal authorities for neglecting existing drainage systems and failing to expand new ones, which he said worsened the disaster.
Cabinet approves household solar rooftop tax break
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/11/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a personal income tax incentive to encourage households to install solar rooftops.