Foreign Affairs Ministry urgently pushing Hormuz Strait deal
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at parliament today (April 9) that his ministry is actively pursuing urgent negotiations with Iran to reach a deal on allowing Thai ships and oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, PPTVHD said this evening. Iran has requested specific details about each vessel and […]
Read MoreInfluencer fuming over police demanding cash for petrol to investigate burglary
Updated at 5 a.m., April 6, 2026 TURNING into a heated issue on Thai social media is the revelation by a popular influencer that police had demanded 1,000 baht for petrol to drive up and investigate a burglary at her relative’s house, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said last night (April 5). The influencer, […]
Read MoreKoh Samui, Koh Phangan ferry operator hikes fares for the 4th time
ONE OF two ferry operators in Surat Thani today (April 3) announced a fourth fare hike for its service to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan since the oil crisis erupted with the outbreak of US and Israel’s war on Iran on Feb. 28, Amarin TV said. Seatran Ferry said with diesel price having reached […]
Read MoreFuel prices rising again tomorrow
ALL oil prices except for Premium Gasohol 95 are rising at 5 a.m. tomorrow (April 2) after the Oil Fuel Fund reduced the subsidy rate, Naewna newspaper said late tonight. This price increase is divided into two main groups as follows: 1/ Benzene and gasohol group: Increased by 1.20 baht/litre This covers Benzene 95, […]
Read MoreFarmers object to midnight oil price hikes
FARMERS pleaded with the authorities to not announce oil price hike in the middle of the night as occurred last night and took effect at 5 a.m. this morning (March 31) with this being the second time a midnight announcement was made, the first being a 6 baht hike that took effect last Thursday […]
Read More6 baht fuel price hike will not stop smuggling: MP
THE SUDDEN increase of oil prices by 6 baht a litre in the middle of the night will not significantly solve the problem of smuggling fuel to neighbouring countries because the price difference is still very high with a gradual or tiered increase based on world market being a more appropriate measure, People’s MP […]
Read MoreOil prices may rise further but no shortage: PM
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul last night (March 27) warned the public oil prices could rise again after jumping by 6 baht a litre with this determined by market mechanisms while emphasising that Thailand is striving to ensure domestic fuel security and there will not be a shortage, Amarin TV said. Excessive subsidies would deplete […]
Read MoreIran ‘sends message to Thailand offering to sell crude oil at special price’
IN A dramatic turn in the current energy crisis, Dr. Lerpong Sayed, president of the Thai-Iranian Alumni Association, said Tehran had sent a message to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul offering to help Thailand by selling crude oil at a special price below global market rate to help alleviate the hardship of the Thai people, […]
Read MoreFarmers sleep overnight at petrol pumps to ensure they get fuel
IN A PITIFUL scene at Phetchabun province desperate farmers slept overnight in their vehicles as they queued up for fuel at petrol pumps with their watermelons having ripened and now ready for sale, Naewna newspaper said today (March 24). Reporters saw a long queue in front of a PT filling station near Mueang Phetchabun […]
Read MoreFishing boats may stop operating at month’s end: Industry leaders warn
THE OIL crisis has so badly hit the fishing industry that leaders of this sector in Samut Sakhon province, better known as Mahachai, today (March 23) warned that fishing boats may cease operation nationwide at the end of this month leading to hundreds of thousands of job losses unless the government reins in soaring […]
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