Peeraphan stunned by plan to hike petrol tax to incentivise train travel
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Energy Minister Peeraphan Saleerathaviphak said today (Dec. 21) he does not know where Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit got the idea to hike excise tax on petrol only in Bangkok and surrounding provinces to incentivise people to travel by train and it probably won’t materialise, Naewna newspaper said. While Suriya said he will […]
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 MoreFire at Excise Dept’s document storage room put out in 30 minutes
A FIRE broke out at the document storage room of the Excise Department this morning (June 5) and while it was extinguished within 30 minutes it is the second time a blaze has erupted in the six-storey building with the first one being in 2021, TV Channel 7 said today (June 5). Pol. Lt. […]
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