Bangkok, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - Thailand weighing overnight petrol station closures to save fuel: PM

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2026-04-07

Thailand is considering enforcing overnight closures of petrol stations beginning later this month, the prime minister said Tuesday, an effort to preserve fuel as the Middle East war has driven fears of shortages. Anutin Charnvirakul, whose new cabinet was sworn in late Monday, told reporters in Bangkok that his government was weighing shutting down sales at petrol pumps from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, as early as April 20. The prime minister assured T......

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