BUSINESS

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.