BANGKOK, Feb 7 (TNA) – Truckers planned to protest against the high diesel price early this week while the government spokesman told them the government was already capping the price; otherwise, it would have reached 34 baht per liter.

 

As the Land Transport Federation of Thailand planned to organize rallies of heavy trucks on Feb 7 and 8 to call for the ouster of Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow for the high diesel price, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the government was aware of problems and was capping energy. prices.

 

The spokesman asked truck operators to understand present situations and said that diesel prices in neighboring countries mostly either exceeded 30 baht per liter or were close to the level except in Malaysia that was a petroleum producing country and had an oversupply of oil.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-877693

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

.....except in Malaysia that was a petroleum producing country and had an oversupply of oil.

Thailand is also and oil (and gas) producing country but doesn't have an oversupply of oil.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

except in Malaysia that was a petroleum producing country and had an oversupply of oil.

Well than get some oil from Malaysia  and make cheap Fuel Problem solved.

Canadian protest is spreading to Europe too ????