The Department of Special Investigation is pursuing the matter as a special case and investigations are underway, according to the prime minister. The allegations of stockpiling come amid public outcry over successive fuel price hikes in late March and early April. Fuel prices in Thailand have reached record highs, with unleaded gasoline at 57.51 baht ($1.76) per litre and diesel at 47.74 baht ($1.46). Vietnam also hiked fuel prices again this week, bringing the cost of diesel to 46,200 dong ($1.8) per litre -- up more than 140 percent since late February. Hanoi has dipped into an emergency fuel price stabilization fund and scrapped environmental taxes to ease pressure on fuel prices.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 03, 2026 10:00 UTC