Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announces his government’s plan to cope with the impact of the Middle East war at Government House late Monday night. (Screenshot)The government will cut fuel and electricity prices through price restructuring, though supplies may remain costly and occasionally tight, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said late Monday night. “The government will adjust fuel and electricity price structures to bring costs down, and there will be other measures to help the people,” the prime minister said. I would like the people to cooperate,” the prime minister said, attributing the crisis to the ongoing war in the Middle East. “The shortfall in fuel and gas supplies in the Middle East has made it more difficult to source them elsewhere.

Source: Bangkok Post April 06, 2026 16:07 UTC