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Asia steps up coal-fired power output
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2026
» SINGAPORE - Asian utilities are boosting coal-fired power generation to cut costs and safeguard energy supply, industry executives say, as the US-Israeli war on Iran chokes liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments and soaring prices threaten to suppress LNG demand.
Elderly vendor conned out of cash in street swindle
Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» NAKHON PATHOM - A 73-year-old grilled-fish vendor was swindled out of nearly 1,000 baht in cash and three fish by a conman who exploited the pensioner’s trust before fleeing on a motorcycle.
Pump prices will start to rise on Wednesday
Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» The government will let retail fuel prices rise gradually from Wednesday but will heavily subsidise the pump price of standard diesel.
Hospital hunts desperately for fuel for power generators
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/03/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - The fuel shortage has sparked alarm at a hospital in Khon Buri district that is struggling to find diesel for the backup generators that ensure electricity is always available for critical medical procedures.
Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.
Your next petrol stop comes with a coconut
BitesizeBKK, Published on 17/03/2026
» There’s a new freebie appearing at some Thai petrol stations. Instead of getting a plastic bottle of water, you get something much sweeter: a coconut.
Fuel pump panic continues in many areas
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/03/2026
» Queues again formed at petrol stations on Monday as drivers rushed to fill up their tanks and many pumps posting out-of-stock signs, amid the supply disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.
Oil transport bolstered to guarantee filling station supplies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/03/2026
» Energy authorities are moving swiftly to streamline oil logistics in a bid to accelerate fuel deliveries to filling stations grappling with shortages caused by surging demand amid the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran, which has disrupted global supply routes, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
DSI confirms probe is still ongoing
News, Post reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday clarified that the long-running Khao Kradong railway land dispute is not closed and remains under investigation.
Government to address fuel woes
Post Reporters, Published on 16/03/2026
» The government is moving to ensure equitable fuel distribution after the war in the Middle East prompted panic buying across Thailand, causing long queues and shortages at petrol stations in several provinces.