Cambodia to investigate gas station closures, ensures suppliesA petrol station in Bangkok, Thailand. (File photo: Somchai Poomlard)Close to a third of Cambodia's fuel depots and petrol stations have closed temporarily due to shortages but supplies would be made available, its Commerce Minister said on Thursday. About 2,000 of Cambodia's 6,300 petrol stations had stopped operating since Wednesday, Commerce Minister Cham Nimul was cited as saying by the Information Ministry. Thailand in July 2025 imposed a ban on fuel exports to Cambodia after the onset of armed conflict between the two countries. Thailand exported 2.2 billion litres of fuel to Cambodia in 2024.
