Fuel pump panic continues in many areasAn attendant at a PT pump in Bua Yai district in Nakhon Ratchasima province with a sign announcing they have run out of diesel. The government insists there is ample fuel and the problem is caused by panic buying. In Bua Yai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, pump attendants said there were no queues on Monday because they ran out of petrol and diesel on Sunday, and there was no word from their parent companies when deliveries would be made. "Customers flocked to fill up their tanks with gasohol 95 and diesel, until we did not have any left," a PT station attendant in Bua Yai said. The prime minister called an emergency meeting of selected ministers and agencies at Government House on Monday to consider measures to combat fuel price hikes and supply after the current price cap ends.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2026 19:55 UTC