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Tanker caught smuggling diesel to Myanmar
Online Reporters, Published on 23/03/2026
» TAK - The driver of a 10-wheel tanker truck was caught attempting to smuggle 20,000 litres of diesel to Myanmar through a natural border crossing in Mae Sot district on Sunday.
Diesel shortages hit provinces, pumps dry
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2026
» 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.
Energy security now a daunting problem
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/03/2026
» Amid spikes in global crude oil and gas prices, the government has deployed several measures including price caps to ensure energy security and ease the cost of living.
Fuel panic spreads as pumps run dry
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 23/03/2026
» Long queues at petrol stations across Thailand and "out of fuel" signs for diesel, the backbone of the transport sector, have raised public concern over the past week about the country's ability to manage energy reserves.
Ministry eyes oil excise tax trims
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/03/2026
» The Finance Ministry is weighing the extent of potential oil tax cuts to keep retail fuel prices at a level the economy can absorb, while also avoiding excessive impact on government revenue.
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.
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, Prasit Tangprasert, Chinnawat Singha and Mongkol Bangprapa, 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.
Rising fuel costs threaten prices of essential goods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» Rising fuel and transport costs are threatening to drive up prices of essential goods as the Commerce Ministry seeks to stabilise retail prices until April.
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.