Diesel price soaring to 50.54 baht/litre tomorrow
THE Oil Fuel Fund committee decided to again decrease its subsidy for diesel and biodiesel B20 with this leading to the retail price at petrol pumps jumping to 50.54 baht/litre and 45.54 baht/litre respectively tomorrow (April 5), Amarin TV said. The committee reduced its subsidy for B7 diesel by 2.61 baht/litre, from 20.71 baht/litre […]
Read MoreDiesel price hiked yet again, bus fares too rise
FOR the second day in a row the Oil Fuel Fund committee resolved to reduce the subsidy for diesel this time by 3.51 baht/litre to 14.27 baht/litre, resulting in an increase in the retail price at petrol pumps by 3.50 baht/litre to 47.74 baht/litre tomorrow, PPTVHD36 said this evening (April 2). In an announcement […]
Read MoreThailand has crude oil reserves for another 98 days
IN ALLAYING fears about oil shortage, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed that the country has sufficient crude oil reserves for 98 days while the price of diesel will stay fixed till Monday (Mar. 16), TV Channel 7 and PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 13). As the 15-day freezing of diesel price is expiring […]
Read MorePolice probing Excise Dept official’s calls to let go contraband diesel
POLICE have set up a fact-finding committee to investigate two phone calls made by a senior Excise Department official asking for the release of a tanker carrying contraband diesel that had been seized in Prachuap Khiri Khan province as it was heading for Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (June 7). Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat […]
Read MoreProtesting truckers staying overnight to push out energy minister
TRUCK OPERATORS who kicked off their Truck Power Final Season protest to get diesel price capped at 25-27 baht a litre in front of the Energy Ministry this morning (Feb. 8) are staying put overnight to symbolise their intention to chase out Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, TV Channel 7 and Thai Rath […]
Read MoreDiesel price to be maintained at 30 baht per litre
THE government’s energy policy administration council has approved a proposal to subsidise the pricing of diesel in order to maintain the retail price at 30 baht, NNT said today (Oct. 21). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the subsidy will be provided from the 9.2 billion baht Energy Fund to maintain […]
Read MoreTruck convoys heading for Bangkok to stage diesel price protest
A HUNDRED 10-wheel trucks, heavy trucks, trailers and buses from western and upper southern regions drove in a convoy to Bangkok this morning (Oct. 19) to join a protest by altogether a thousand large vehicles with six other convoys also participating to push for the capping of diesel price at 25 baht a litre, Matichon […]
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