Energy costs weigh on Hat Yai reboundDiners enjoy Hainanese chicken rice at a Hat Yai restaurant. Most businesses in Songkhla's Hat Yai district have resumed operations following the devastating 2025 floods, but they are now having to grapple with surging energy prices, which are affecting sales. Songpon Changsirivathanathamrong, president of the Songkhla Chamber of Commerce, said that about 90% of hotels and 85-90% of restaurants in Hat Yai have reopened. The ongoing war in the Middle East has pushed up energy prices, resulting in hotel cancellations and dampening the recovering tourism sector. SUPPORT MEASURESMr Songpon said government attention concerning flood prevention in Hat Yai has waned.

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2026 03:15 UTC