Why should anyone believe Anutin on fuel? (Photo: Tak Public Relations Office)After weeks of assurances that the nation’s fuel situation was “under control”, the Thai public was hit by a staggering 6-baht hike to fuel prices this week. Here in 2026, now-Prime Minister Anutin has maintained dismissal of concerns over fuel hoarding, asserting instead that any shortages felt by consumers are due to their own anxiety and, again, panic-buying, rather than active stockpiling. Everyone has more than doubled their fuel intake, yet no one has fuel? Mafias, soaring prices and the stern gaze of Anutin Charnvirakul, what is the likelihood fuel will become to 2026 what surgical masks were to 2020?

Source: Bangkok Post March 28, 2026 06:24 UTC