Thai Government Signals Post-Subsidy Fuel Hike as Middle East Conflict Strains Reserves
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Deputy PM Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn to summon refinery executives as diesel price caps expire and the national Oil Fund faces multi-billion-baht depletion
Ministry sets task force as US Section 301 probe targets Thai autos, machinery and rubber
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun has set up a task force to respond after the USTR launched a Section 301 investigation into Thailand and 15 other economies over “structural excess capacity”, with submissions due by April 15 and a public hearing on May 5 in Washington.
Thai Airways adds special Bangkok-Paris flight on March 18
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Thai Airways has added a special return flight between Bangkok and Paris on March 18, 2026, to ease the backlog of stranded passengers and meet rising travel demand, with bookings open from today.
ECT subcommittee says 229 in Senate collusion case have no case to answer
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
An ECT subcommittee has reportedly voted 5-2 that 229 people accused in the alleged Senate collusion case, including 138 sitting senators, have no grounds for wrongdoing, reversing the earlier findings of a joint ECT-DSI probe. The matter will now go before the full seven-member Election Commission.
PM orders urgent search for 3 missing Thai crew after Iranian attack on vessel
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Thailand’s prime minister has ordered all available resources to be mobilised in the search for three missing Thai crew members after an Iranian attack on a Thai vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.
Pezeshkian says Iran wants reparations and guarantees to end war
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran sees recognition of its rights, reparations and firm international guarantees against future attacks as the conditions for ending the war with the United States and Israel, after speaking to the leaders of Russia and Pakistan.