News Forum - PM calls for diesel price to be brought below 30 baht a litre

[Thaiger]

The Thai PM has ordered the Ministry of Energy to accelerate measures to reduce the price of diesel. According to a Bangkok Post report, Prayut Chan-o-cha met with several of his deputies yesterday to discuss the ongoing crisis, which has led to truck drivers around the country coming out in protest. The Ministry of Energy has stated that measures will be introduced next month, but the PM wants faster action. He has also called for the price of diesel to be reduced to under 30 baht a litre. This request appears to indicate a compromise by the government, after officials […]

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[Jason]

For those of us who live in a democracy, the thought that the PM can simply "Order" petrol prices to go down is laughable!! I guess the guy was a soldier and then a General, so he thinks that if he orders it, it will happen. Ok, Prayut, let's see the petrol price drop to twenty Baht per litre. Just "Order" it!! That's an order!!!!

[Dedinbed]

10 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Thai PM has ordered the Ministry of Energy to accelerate measures to reduce the price of diesel.

So much for the push to be green and hardly in keeping with another article today about E V commercials .. Thailand hub of saying one thing and doing another .. 

[drkenchao]

just wonder if this would help somewhat: all condos seem to have their corridors in every floors brightly lit up 24 hours day and night, which contributes to big electricity bill and energy waste, isn't it enough for reducing the light intensity by 50%, especially day time?